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Sir Hans Sloane, Bt

by John Faber Jr, published by Philip Overton, after Thomas Murray
mezzotint, 1728
13 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (351 mm x 250 mm) plate size; 14 in. x 10 in. (355 mm x 255 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by C.M. Powell through the Art Fund, 1929
Reference Collection
NPG D6770

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  • John Faber Jr (circa 1695-1756), Engraver and portrait and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 816 portraits.
  • Thomas Murray (1663-1735), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 86 portraits, Sitter associated with 7 portraits.
  • Philip Overton (circa 1680-1745), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D8749: Sir Hans Sloane, Bt (from same plate)
  • NPG D6771: Sir Hans Sloane, Bt (from same plate)
  • NPG D18981: Sir Hans Sloane, Bt (from same plate)

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Current affairs

George II's son Frederick, soon to be Prince of Wales, arrives in Britain for the first time, aged 21.
Satirist Jonathan Swift publishes A Short View on the State of Ireland which severely criticises British policy in Ireland.
Composer George Frideric Handel is appointed director of the King's Theatre, London.

Art and science

John Gay's The Beggar's Opera debuts at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London.
First version of Alexander Pope's landmark literary satire The Dunciad is published.
Astronomer James Bradley uses stellar aberration to calculate the speed of light and observes the nutation of the Earth's axis.

International

British troops under Sir Charles Wager remain steadfast in Gibraltar and Spain ends its siege. Convention of Prado ends the one-year war between Britain and Spain.
Danish explorer Vitus Bering sails into Arctic seas through the strait between Asia and America now known by his name.

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