John Fletcher
6 of 14 portraits of John Fletcher
John Fletcher
by George Vertue
line engraving, 1729
14 1/4 in. x 9 1/2 in. (362 mm x 241 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D27959
Artistback to top
- George Vertue (1683-1756), Engraver and antiquary. Artist associated with 864 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D16240: John Fletcher (from same plate)
- NPG D18803: John Fletcher (from same plate)
- NPG D36981: John Fletcher (from same plate)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1729back to top
Current affairs
Committee of the House of Commons appointed to enquire into the state of Britain's gaols.Opening of the first Putney Bridge; the only fixed crossing of the River Thames between London Bridge and Kingston Bridge at the time.
Tornado destroys buildings in Sussex and Kent
Art and science
Chiswick House in London, a pioneering example of English Palladian revival architecture, is designed by its owner Richard Boyle with the help of the architect William Kent.Jonathan Swift publishes A Modest Proposal; a satirical attack on attitudes towards the poor and Irish policy more generally.
International
Benjamin Franklin prints, publishes and largely writes the weekly Pennsylvania Gazette, which soon becomes the most successful newspaper in the colonies.Treaty of Seville seals peace between Britain and Spain.
King Frederick IV of Denmark charters the Danish East India Company.
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