Abel Boyer
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Abel Boyer
by François Chéreau the Elder, after Hans Hysing
line engraving, early 18th century
11 7/8 in. x 8 3/8 in. (303 mm x 214 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D11167
Artistsback to top
- François Chéreau the Elder (1680-1729), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.
- Hans Hysing (1678-1752 or 1753), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 37 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Events of 1700back to top
Current affairs
The sudden death of Prince William, son of Princess Anne and George, Prince of Denmark, triggers a succession crisis. His birth had secured the succession of the crown to a Protestant, safeguarding the throne from any future claim by James II's Catholic son, James Francis.Art and science
Dramatist, William Congreve's comedy The Way of the World premieres at Lincoln's Inn Theatre, receiving a mixed reception. It would achieve greater literary acclaim in modern times.Poet, John Dryden, dies and is buried in Geoffrey Chaucer's grave in Westminster Abbey.
International
Diplomat and poet, Matthew Prior, secretly negotiates with Louis XIV, king of France, a second partition treaty concerning the Spanish Empire. However, following the death of Spanish ruler, Carlos II, the agreement collapses since neither Spanish or Austrian governments accept the treaty's proposals.Comments back to top
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Richard Simpson
02 September 2020, 21:55
French Hugenot emigrated to Britain in 1689. Historian, lexicographer, translator.
Two undocumented English translations for Nicolas Aubin's The Devils of Loudun...
http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb30035629k 1st English edition published in 1703 and 2nd edition published in 1705. Both copies are located in the National Library of Medicine Bethesda Maryland US.
My verification comes from the Catalogue of the Library of Bamburgh Castle in the county of Northumberland published in 1759 Nathanael, Lord Crewe, Lord Bishop of Durham.