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John Chaworth, 2nd Viscount Chaworth

14 of 16 portraits matching these criteria:

- set matching 'Antient British Portraits: after Van Dyck and Lely'
- 'Image on website'

by Pieter Stevens van Gunst, possibly after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1711-1724
20 3/8 in. x 13 1/8 in. (519 mm x 334 mm) plate size; 22 1/4 in. x 16 7/8 in. (564 mm x 430 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D34290

Sitterback to top

John Chaworth, 2nd Viscount Chaworth (circa 1605-1644). Sitter associated with 3 portraits.

Artistsback to top

Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Pieter Stevens van Gunst (1659-1724), Engraver. Artist associated with 97 portraits.

Placesback to top

Place made: Netherlands (Amsterdam)

Portrait setback to top

Antient British Portraits: engravings after Van Dyck and Lely, 1660-1756

Subjects & Themesback to top

Events of 1711back to top

Current affairs

Queen Anne dismisses from office her closest companion, Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, over disagreements principally concerning matters of state. Sarah's husband, the Duke of Marlborough, is also dismissed, a victim of ambition and political intrigue.
The South Sea Company is launched to undertake the nation's debt.

Art and science

Composer, George Frideric Handel's first London opera Rinaldo is staged at the Queen's Theatre and privately performed for the queen on her birthday at St. James's Palace. The following year Handel would leave the Hanoverian court to settle in London.
Essayists, Sir Richard Steele and Joseph Addison establish The Spectator.

International

Secret peace negotiations between France and England resume to end the War of the Spanish Succession. Lord treasurer, Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford sends poet and diplomat, Matthew Prior, to France accompanied by Louis XIV's secret negotiator, François Gaultier, to conduct talks directly with the French king.

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William Dargue

20 June 2019, 06:25

It says on the picture that it's Patricius - so it's Patricius, 3rd Viscount Chaworth (d 1694), m in 1653 Lady Grace Manners (d 1700), daughter of John, 8th Earl of Rutland,

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