'The House of Commons in the Eighteenth Century', 1730, (1947). Creator: Unknown.

'The House of Commons in the Eighteenth Century', 1730, (1947).  Creator: Unknown.

2-756-264 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The House of Commons in the Eighteenth Century', 1730, (1947). Session of parliament in the Palace of Westminster, London. The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, is on the left. Speaker Arthur Onslow is in the Speaker's Chair. Walpole (1676-1745) served as Britain's de facto first Prime Minister between 1721and 1742. After 'Speaker Arthur Onslow calling upon Sir Robert Walpole to speak in the House of Commons', a painting of 1730, in the National Trust collection at Clandon Park, Surrey. From "The House of Commons", by Martin Lindsay M.P. [Collins, London, 1947]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. William Hogarth: British, English: Artist, painter, printmaker, engraver
  2. Sir James Thornhill: British: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. Sir Robert Walpole: British: Prime minister, politician, statesman
  2. Arthur Onslow: English, British: Politician, Speaker of the House of Commons
People Related
  1. William Collins: British: Publisher, publishers, publishing company, publishing house
  2. Martin Lindsay: British: Army officer, explorer, politician, author, writer

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Portraits

History & Politics Other

History & Politics Politics

History & Politics Politics Politicians


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4246x4931
File Size : 61,339kb


Aliases

  1. 0580072069
  1. 2-756-264
  1. 2756264

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