Margaret Jones (née Cecil), Countess of Ranelagh
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Margaret Jones (née Cecil), Countess of Ranelagh
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1700
13 3/8 in. x 9 5/8 in. (340 mm x 246 mm) plate size; 14 3/4 in. x 11 in. (376 mm x 278 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D3990
Sitterback to top
- Margaret Jones (née Cecil), Countess of Ranelagh (baptised 1672-1728), Second wife of Richard Jones, Earl of Ranelagh. Sitter in 6 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
- John Smith (1652-1743), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1181 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D5515: Margaret Jones (née Cecil), Countess of Ranelagh (from same plate)
- NPG D11598: Margaret Jones (née Cecil), Countess of Ranelagh (from same plate)
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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