Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
9 of 9 portraits of Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
by Nathaniel Parr, after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 18th century
10 7/8 in. x 13 1/4 in. (275 mm x 338 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1960
Reference Collection
NPG D34733
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- Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart (1692-1712), Daughter of James II. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
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- Nathaniel Parr (died 1751), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
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Current affairs
John and Charles Wesley form a Holy Club at Oxford which becomes the cradle of Methodism.Glasite sect, which promoted a form of primitive Christianity, established in Scotland by John Glas.
Last native roe deer in England is reputedly killed in Northumberland.
Art and science
French sculptor Louis-Francois Roubiliac settles in London from Paris.The Daily Advertiser is established as the first newspaper funded by advertising.
Mathematician and inventor John Hadley invents the octant, a navigating device which precedes the sextant.
International
Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia, tries to flee to Britain but is imprisoned by his father Frederick William I.Pope Clement XII succeeds Benedict XIII as the 246th pope.
Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius observes the aurora borealis and suggests the existence of the earth's magnetic field.
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