Thomas Gill
58 of 114 portraits matching these criteria:
- set matching 'John Smith mezzotints, 1683-1729, Vol. II'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Gill
by John Smith, after Thomas Murray
mezzotint, 1700
13 1/4 in. x 9 in. (338 mm x 230 mm) plate size; 13 7/8 in. x 9 1/2 in. (351 mm x 240 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1944
Reference Collection
NPG D11681
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Murray (1663-1735), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 86 portraits, Sitter associated with 7 portraits.
- John Smith (1652-1743), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1181 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
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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