James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
© National Portrait Gallery, London
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
by Simon Gribelin, after Michael Dahl
line engraving, 1713
14 5/8 in. x 9 5/8 in. (373 mm x 245 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D31402
Sitterback to top
- James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665-1745), Soldier and Jacobite. Sitter in 28 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Michael Dahl (1659-1743), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 166 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Simon Gribelin (1661-1733). Artist or producer associated with 22 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D17854: James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (from same plate)
- NPG D17855: James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (from same plate)
- NPG D39380: James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (from same plate)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1713back to top
Current affairs
An ailing Queen Anne is unable to attend a thanksgiving ceremony at St. Paul's in July to celebrate the treaty of Utrecht, attended by both Houses of Parliament in full state.John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, on self-imposed exile on the continent, is joined by his wife, Sarah Churchill.
Art and science
Literary fraternity, the Scriblerus Club is founded. Consisting of satirists, including Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and Thomas Parnell, the club ridiculed current trends in scholarship and culture through the fictitious literary character, Martinus Scriblerus.Joseph Addison's play, Cato, premieres at Drury Lane and becomes an immediate success.
International
Treaty of Utrecht, principally conceived by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford and Henry, St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, ends the War of the Spanish Succession against France. The accord establishes Bourbon, Philip d'Anjou, on the Spanish throne, with provisos, and forces Louis XIV to recognise a Hanoverian succession in Britain.Comments back to top
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