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Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt

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Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt

by John Smith, after Thomas Gibson
mezzotint, 1706
14 in. x 9 7/8 in. (355 mm x 250 mm) plate size; 14 3/8 in. x 10 1/4 in. (365 mm x 260 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1944
Reference Collection
NPG D11682

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  • Thomas Gibson (circa 1680-1751), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 62 portraits.
  • John Smith (1652-1743), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1181 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.

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  • NPG D1528: Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt (from same plate)
  • NPG D18957: Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt (from same plate)
  • NPG D34164: Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt (from same plate)

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Current affairs

The Regency Bill passes in Parliament. John Somers, Baron Somers, and Thomas Wharton, Marquess of Wharton, as prominent supporters of the Protestant succession, are instrumental in formulating legislation which provide for an emergency Council of Sate to convene upon the death of Queen Anne, pending arrival of the Hanoverian successor.

Art and science

Publication of Horae lyricae, by hymn writer Isaac Watts. A dissenting minister, Watts is recognised as the 'Father of English Hymnody'.
Publication of Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos, a mathematical guide for beginners by mathematician William Jones.
Thomas Twining opens a tea room in London.

International

Allied forces under Commander-in-chief, John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, defeat Louis XIV's army at the Battle of Ramillies. The most successful campaign in Marlborough's career, victory at Ramillies and a string of subsequent military successes for the allies establishes their control of the Southern Netherlands.

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Linda

04 September 2018, 06:30

Sir Robert Cotton (1st Baronet) (MP) Member of the Parliament

Son Of: Thomas Cotton of Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, England
Born: 1635 in Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, England
Died: 18 December 1712 in Cheshire, England
Married: Hester Salusbury Daughter Of: Sir Thomas Salusbury of Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, England and was the Sheriff of Cheshire