Lavinia Fenton, Duchess of Bolton
1 portrait by John Ellys
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Lavinia Fenton, Duchess of Bolton
by John Faber Jr, after John Ellys
mezzotint, 1728
13 3/4 in. x 10 in. (350 mm x 254 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1949
Reference Collection
NPG D31934
Sitterback to top
- Lavinia Fenton, Duchess of Bolton (1710-1760), Actress and singer. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Ellys (1701-1757), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 27 portraits.
- John Faber Jr (circa 1695-1756), Engraver and portrait and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 818 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Perry, Gill (introduction) Roach, Joseph (appreciation) and West, Shearer (appreciation), The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons, 2011 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 20 October 2011 to 8 January 2012), p. 80
Events of 1728back to top
Current affairs
George II's son Frederick, soon to be Prince of Wales, arrives in Britain for the first time, aged 21.Satirist Jonathan Swift publishes A Short View on the State of Ireland which severely criticises British policy in Ireland.
Composer George Frideric Handel is appointed director of the King's Theatre, London.
Art and science
John Gay's The Beggar's Opera debuts at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London.First version of Alexander Pope's landmark literary satire The Dunciad is published.
Astronomer James Bradley uses stellar aberration to calculate the speed of light and observes the nutation of the Earth's axis.
International
British troops under Sir Charles Wager remain steadfast in Gibraltar and Spain ends its siege. Convention of Prado ends the one-year war between Britain and Spain.Danish explorer Vitus Bering sails into Arctic seas through the strait between Asia and America now known by his name.
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