Portrait of Peter King, 1st Baron King of Ockham
Date
c.1725
Sitter
1st Baron King of Ockham Peter King (1669 - 1734, British) , Politician
Creator
John Simon (1675 - 1751, French/British) , Engraver
After
Michael Dahl (1659 - 1743, Swedish) , Painter
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Dimensions
height (print): 365mm
width (print): 225mm
width (print): 225mm
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Description
Three-quarter length portrait of Peter King, 1st Baron King of Ockham, turned to the right [as viewed], looking directly out at the viewer. With a long, curled wig, a furred mantle, and embroidered curtain visible in the background.
Inscribed below: ‘The Right Honourable Sr. Peter King Knt Lord Chief Justice of His Maj.ties Court of Common Pleas and one of His Maj. The Most Hon.ble Privy Council A. D. 171
M Dahl pinx Simon fec. Sold by Tho Taylor at the Golden Lyon in Fleet Street’
Engraving from MS/648/4, Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
Peter King, 1st Baron King (c.1699-1734), lord chancellor, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728.
Inscribed below: ‘The Right Honourable Sr. Peter King Knt Lord Chief Justice of His Maj.ties Court of Common Pleas and one of His Maj. The Most Hon.ble Privy Council A. D. 171
M Dahl pinx Simon fec. Sold by Tho Taylor at the Golden Lyon in Fleet Street’
Engraving from MS/648/4, Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
Peter King, 1st Baron King (c.1699-1734), lord chancellor, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728.
Object history
Charles Turnor presented his Collectanea Newtoniana. Being a selection of the most authentic engraved portraits of Sir Isaac Newton Knt., and other eminent Philosophers Mathematicians and Distinguished Men … to the Royal Society in 1837.
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