John Law
1 of 76 portraits matching these criteria:
- set matching 'Madame D'Arblay Diary, 1778-1840 (vol 5, part 4)'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Law
by Leonard Schenk, possibly published by Pieter Schenck
line engraving, 1720 or after
10 7/8 in. x 7 in. (275 mm x 178 mm) plate size; 11 1/4 in. x 7 1/2 in. (286 mm x 191 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15731
Artistsback to top
- Pieter Schenck (1660-1711), Engraver and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 50 portraits.
- Leonard Schenk (1696-1767). Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
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Events of 1720back to top
Current affairs
Collapse of the South Sea Company's shares causes financial crisis in London and ruins many investors. Their rapid inflation and the speculation mania it had encouraged become known as the South Sea Bubble. Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend returns to the Whig ministry. Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford, who had resigned in 1717, also returns and restores public credit in December.Art and science
Entrepreneur Ralph Allen is appointed to take over the Cross and Bye Posts, which manage mail not going via London, leading to his eventual reform of the entire British postal system.History painter James Thornhill is appointed Serjeant Painter to the King and becomes the first British artist to receive a knighthood.
International
Treaty of the Hague signed between Britain, France, Austria, the Dutch Republic and Spain ending the War of the Quadruple Alliance.In Lhasa, the Dalai Lama accepts Chinese imperial protection, which lasts until 1911.
Two political parties emerge in Sweden's parliament and become known as the Hats and the Caps.
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