John Somers, Baron Somers
19 of 38 portraits of John Somers, Baron Somers
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Somers, Baron Somers
by John Simon, sold by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, (circa 1715-1716)
13 1/2 in. x 9 7/8 in. (344 mm x 251 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D4259
Sitterback to top
- John Somers, Baron Somers (1651-1716), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 38 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Edward Cooper (died 1725), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 169 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- John Simon (1675-1751), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 213 portraits.
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (3 Pidgeons in Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London)
Events of 1715back to top
Current affairs
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke flees to Paris - following his part in secret negotiations around the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 - where he becomes foreign minister to the Pretender, James Stuart. First Jacobite Rebellion begins in Scotland against the rule of George I. The Pretender arrives from France.Total solar eclipse is seen across southern England; the last total eclipse visible in London for almost 900 years.
Art and science
Artist Jonathan Richardson publishes The Theory of Painting, credited with being the first significant work of artistic theory in English.Poet Alexander Pope begins his acclaimed translation of Homer's Illiad Architect Colen Campbell creates interest in the Palladian style in Britain with the publication of his Vitruvius Britannicus.
International
Louis XIV of France dies after seventy-two years on the throne. He is succeeded by his five-year old grandson, Louis XV.British build a permanent factory in Canton, China.
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.
Related pages
- Alexander Browne and Richard Tompson
- Escape to Eden
- Handlist of names in the Reference Collection
- Natural arts: great landscape designers of the 18th century
- Party Trail
- Everyday icons: collecting popular portraits
- NPG D2930 in 360°
- LGBTQ+ History Month
- Adopt-a-Portrait
- Icons and Identities: Shakespeare to Winehouse
- Mary, Queen of Scots: Fact and Fiction
- Mary Queen of Scots: fact and fiction