Dorothy Spencer (née Sidney), Countess of Sunderland
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Dorothy Spencer (née Sidney), Countess of Sunderland
by George Vertue, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1729
3 in. x 6 1/8 in. (76 mm x 157 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D30565
Sitterback to top
- Dorothy Spencer (née Sidney), Countess of Sunderland (1617-1684), Subject of poetry and Waller's 'Sacharissa'. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
- George Vertue (1683-1756), Engraver and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 865 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
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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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