Mrs Brooks
1 portrait by Thomas Worlidge
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Mrs Brooks
by Richard Houston, after Thomas Worlidge
mezzotint, mid 18th century
11 1/4 in. x 9 in. (287 mm x 228 mm) paper size
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, before 1922-01-01
Reference Collection
NPG D1115
Sitterback to top
- Mrs Brooks (active mid 18th century), Wife of John Brooks the engraver. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Richard Houston (1721 or 1722-1775), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 193 portraits.
- Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766), Painter and etcher. Artist or producer associated with 51 portraits, Sitter associated with 5 portraits.
Events of 1730back to top
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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