Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
published by John Bowles, published by Thomas Bowles Jr
mezzotint, circa 1740-1780
13 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (353 mm x 252 mm) plate size; 14 in. x 10 1/8 in. (356 mm x 256 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19037
Sittersback to top
- Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1709-1759), Daughter of King George II; wife of William Charles Henry Friso, Prince of Orange. Sitter associated with 24 portraits.
- Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), Son of George II; father of George III. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Bowles (1701?-1779), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 118 portraits.
- Thomas Bowles Jr (1689 or 1690?-1767), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 37 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Mercers Hall, Cheapside and St Paul's Churchyard, London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1740back to top
Current affairs
The song Rule, Britannia! by Thomas Arne is performed for the first time at Cliveden, the country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales.A now discredited account by antiquarian William Stukely asserts that Stonehenge was built by druids.
Art and science
Samuel Richardson publishes the first two volumes of Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded, the best-selling novel of the period.Artists Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough both arrive in London. Reynolds is apprenticed to the leading portrait-painter Thomas Hudson, while Gainsborough begins his artistic training with the French engraver and illustrator Hubert-Francois Gravelot.
International
Death of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and the succession of his eldest daughter Maria Térèsa heralds the start of the War of the Austrian Succession. Britain, already fighting Spain (in the War of Jenkin's Ear), is drawn into the wider conflict as an ally of Austria until 1748.Frederick II becomes King of Prussia.
Pope Benedict XIV succeeds Pope Clement XII as the 247th pope.
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