Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford
7 of 15 portraits of Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford
by George Vertue, after David Loggan
line engraving, 1742
8 7/8 in. x 6 1/2 in. (224 mm x 166 mm) plate size; 14 7/8 in. x 11 1/8 in. (378 mm x 284 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D35004
Sitterback to top
- Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford (1637-1685), Lord Chancellor. Sitter in 15 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- David Loggan (1634-1692), Artist and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 191 portraits.
- George Vertue (1683-1756), Engraver and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 865 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG 632: Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford (after)
- NPG D20007: Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford (from same plate)
- NPG D36708: Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford (from same plate)
Events of 1742back to top
Current affairs
Robert Walpole resigns as Prime Minister following the scandal surrounding the alleged rigging of the Chippenham by-election. He is made 1st Earl of Orford. Carteret administration formed with Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington as Prime Minister.Art and science
Composer George Frideric Handel's Messiah is first performed at The Great Music Hall in Dublin.Ranelagh Gardens opens in Chelsea.
Writer Edmond Hoyle publishes the definitive rules of whist.
James Bradley succeeds Edmond Halley as Astronomer Royal.
Painter Charles Jervas' translation of Don Quixote is posthumously published.
International
War of the Austrian Succession: Treaty of Berlin, mediated by Britain, is signed by Maria Theresa of Austria and Frederick II of Prussia, ending the First Silesian War. George II acts as guarantor.Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius proposes 100 degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water.
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