Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
1 portrait of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by Van Werdlen, after G. Hansson
mezzotint, 1729 or after
12 3/4 in. x 8 3/4 in. (324 mm x 222 mm)
Reference Collection
NPG D7923
Sitterback to top
- Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), Son of George II; father of George III. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- G. Hansson. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Van Werdlen. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Events of 1729back to top
Current affairs
Committee of the House of Commons appointed to enquire into the state of Britain's gaols.Opening of the first Putney Bridge; the only fixed crossing of the River Thames between London Bridge and Kingston Bridge at the time.
Tornado destroys buildings in Sussex and Kent
Art and science
Chiswick House in London, a pioneering example of English Palladian revival architecture, is designed by its owner Richard Boyle with the help of the architect William Kent.Jonathan Swift publishes A Modest Proposal; a satirical attack on attitudes towards the poor and Irish policy more generally.
International
Benjamin Franklin prints, publishes and largely writes the weekly Pennsylvania Gazette, which soon becomes the most successful newspaper in the colonies.Treaty of Seville seals peace between Britain and Spain.
King Frederick IV of Denmark charters the Danish East India Company.
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