Duke and Duchess of Portland; Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Duke and Duchess of Portland; Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
by George Vertue, after Christian Friedrich Zincke
engraving, 1739 (1738)
9 1/8 in. x 13 1/8 in. (233 mm x 332 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D14770
Sittersback to top
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762), Writer and traveller. Sitter associated with 9 portraits. Identify
- William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland (1709-1762). Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (née Harley), Duchess of Portland (1715-1785), Collector of art and natural history specimens and patron of arts and sciences. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- George Vertue (1683-1756), Engraver and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 865 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Christian Friedrich Zincke (1684?-1767), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 27 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D19170: Duke and Duchess of Portland; Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (from same plate)
Events of 1739back to top
Current affairs
Foundling Hospital is established in London by sea-captain Thomas Coram, with William Hogarth as a founding governor.John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, begins his campaign of outdoor preaching, which he continues until his death in 1791.
'Great Frost': an unusually harsh winter in southern England.
Art and science
Philosopher David Hume anonymously publishes his Treatise of Human Nature, in which he applies the principles of experimental science to the human mind.International
War of Jenkin's Ear: Convention of Pardo is held to settle differences with Spain, but Prime Minister Robert Walpole is forced to declare hostilities. At the Battle of Porto Bello, British forces under Admiral Edward Vernon capture the Panamanian town of Porto Bello from the Spanish.Persian ruler Nadir Shah enters Delhi and removes much of the accumulated treasure of the Mughal empire.
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