King Henry IV
16 of 30 portraits of King Henry IV
© National Portrait Gallery, London
King Henry IV
by John Faber Jr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1731
10 1/2 in. x 8 1/8 in. (268 mm x 206 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1962
Reference Collection
NPG D33907
Artistsback to top
- John Faber Jr (circa 1695-1756), Engraver and portrait and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 818 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
Events of 1731back to top
Current affairs
Legal proceedings in British courts are conducted in the English language for the first time.Art and science
Sculptor Michael Rysbrack creates a monument to Newton in Westminster Abbey.The influential Gentleman's Magazine is launched on 1 January.
Agriculturalist Jethro Tull publishes his pioneering treatise The New Horse-Houghing Husbandry.
International
Treaty of Vienna with Austria is signed by Philip Dormer Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield on behalf of Britain, marking the collapse of the Anglo-French Alliance (1727-1731) and the beginning of the Anglo-Austrian Alliance.Trader Robert Jenkins has his ear cut off by Spanish coast guards in Cuba leading to the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739.
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