William Myddelton; Bishop of St Asaph
1 of 2 portraits of Bishop of St Asaph
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Myddelton; Bishop of St Asaph
by Unknown artist
etching, published 27 February 1741
10 7/8 in. x 6 7/8 in. (276 mm x 176 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Whitin Fund, 1955
Reference Collection
NPG D16768
Sittersback to top
- Bishop of St Asaph (active 1741), Bishop. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- William Myddelton (active 1741), High Sheriff of Denbighshire. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1741back to top
Current affairs
Motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Robert Walpole is followed by a general election. Walpole's majority is reduced to less than twenty and he suffers defeat in seven divisions.Opening of the Foundling Hospital, London, to aid homeless and abandoned children.
Art and science
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown is appointed head gardener at Stowe, where he works with the architect William Kent.Actor David Garrick makes his debut on the London stage in Richard III.
Henry Fielding publishes An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews satirising Samuel Richardson's best-selling novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded.
International
War of the Austrian Succession: Admiral Edward Vernon leads an unsuccessful attack on Spanish stronghold of Cartagena. Frederick II's Prussian army defeats the Austrians at Mollwitz, securing his hold on most of Silesia. French and Bavarian forces enter Prague.Composer Johann Sebastian Bach publishes his set of Goldberg Variations, supposedly written for performance by the young harpsichordist Johann Gottlieb Goldberg.
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Charles Matthews
10 October 2016, 10:33
William Myddelton of Gwaynynog was High Sheriff of Denbighshire, and also Returning Officer for a closely contested parliamentary election for the county, in 1741. He returned as MP John Myddelton of Chirk Castle, a relative. In events connected to the fall of Robert Walpole, the House of Commons overturned the result, and sent William Myddelton to Newgate Prison.