George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
1 portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
by Jacobus Houbraken, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
engraving, 1730s
12 1/8 in. x 9 1/4 in. (307 mm x 235 mm) plate size; 21 5/8 in. x 15 3/4 in. (550 mm x 400 mm) paper size
Acquired, before 1960
Reference Collection
NPG D42871
Sitterback to top
- George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), Courtier; favourite of James I. Sitter associated with 49 portraits.
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- Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 435 portraits.
- Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) (1593-1661), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 148 portraits, Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
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Current affairs
John and Charles Wesley form a Holy Club at Oxford which becomes the cradle of Methodism.Glasite sect, which promoted a form of primitive Christianity, established in Scotland by John Glas.
Last native roe deer in England is reputedly killed in Northumberland.
Art and science
French sculptor Louis-Francois Roubiliac settles in London from Paris.The Daily Advertiser is established as the first newspaper funded by advertising.
Mathematician and inventor John Hadley invents the octant, a navigating device which precedes the sextant.
International
Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia, tries to flee to Britain but is imprisoned by his father Frederick William I.Pope Clement XII succeeds Benedict XIII as the 246th pope.
Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius observes the aurora borealis and suggests the existence of the earth's magnetic field.
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