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1722 Collection

"1722: A Year of Heroes, Maps, and Empires" In the year 1722, amidst a backdrop of historical events and remarkable individuals

Background image1722 Collection: Flora MacDonald, Scottish Jacobite heroine

Flora MacDonald, Scottish Jacobite heroine, friend and helper of Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie)

Background image1722 Collection: BOSTON MAP, 1722. A map of Boston, Massachusetts, by John Bonner. Line engraving, 1722

BOSTON MAP, 1722. A map of Boston, Massachusetts, by John Bonner. Line engraving, 1722

Background image1722 Collection: BOSTON MAP, 1722. Engraved facsimile by George G. Smith, 1835, of a map of Boston, Massachusetts

BOSTON MAP, 1722. Engraved facsimile by George G. Smith, 1835, of a map of Boston, Massachusetts, by John Bonner, first printed in 1722, showing changes in the citys topography through 1769

Background image1722 Collection: Duke of Marlborough

Duke of Marlborough
JOHN CHURCHILL, duke of MARLBOROUGH, brilliant military commander who, with prince Eugen of Savoy, defeated the French in the war of the Spanish Succession

Background image1722 Collection: Fox And Hounds

Fox And Hounds
November 1851: A Victorian hunting party from The life of the late John Mylton (1608 - 1674) by Charles Apperley or Nimrod

Background image1722 Collection: John Burgoyne / Chapman

John Burgoyne / Chapman
JOHN BURGOYNE Dramatist and army officer (he surrendered at Saratoga in 1777)

Background image1722 Collection: HYDER ALI (1722 - 1782)

HYDER ALI (1722 - 1782)
HYDER ALI Pictured at the Battle of Pollilur - 10 September 1780 Increased Indian army with French aid - died leaving campaign to son Tippu Sahib

Background image1722 Collection: John Churchill / Miniature

John Churchill / Miniature
JOHN CHURCHILL Duke of Marlborough, Commander in Chief over the armies of England and Holland in the war of the Spanish Succession

Background image1722 Collection: Luis Egidio Melendez (1716-1780), called Luis Melendez

Luis Egidio Melendez (1716-1780), called Luis Melendez
3499728 Luis Egidio Melendez (1716-1780), called Luis Melendez; (add.info.: Luis Egidio Melendez (1716-1780), called Luis Melendez. Spanish painter

Background image1722 Collection: Plate of the head and neck including at IX and X the bones of the ear

Plate of the head and neck including at IX and X the bones of the ear. From Bartolommeo Eustachi Tabulae Anatomicae
527505 Plate of the head and neck including at IX and X the bones of the ear. From Bartolommeo Eustachi Tabulae Anatomicae, second edition, Amsterdam, 1722

Background image1722 Collection: #37050095

#37050095

Background image1722 Collection: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722)

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), Captain-General of the English forces and Master-General of the Ordnance, 1702 (c)

Background image1722 Collection: Belsize House

Belsize House
View of Belsize House in 1800. Belsize House was rebuilt in 1663 in the restoration style. In 1720 it opened as a pleasure garden with concerts, dancing, fishing, hunting and racing

Background image1722 Collection: The Vision of Saint Jerome, c. 1720-22 (oil on canvas)

The Vision of Saint Jerome, c. 1720-22 (oil on canvas)
990128 The Vision of Saint Jerome, c.1720-22 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 71.8x56 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vision of Saint Jerome)

Background image1722 Collection: John Churchill (D of Marlborough) b 1650, d 1722 (engraving)

John Churchill (D of Marlborough) b 1650, d 1722 (engraving)
978647 John Churchill (D of Marlborough) b 1650, d 1722 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Churchill (D of Marlborough) b 1650, d 1722

Background image1722 Collection: ROYALTY, EPISCOPACY, LAW

ROYALTY, EPISCOPACY, LAW
Royalty, episcopacy and law: George I depicted with a guinea coin for his head, a bishop, and a lawyer with a mallet for a head. Date: 1722

Background image1722 Collection: BAPTISM BY A MIDWIFE

BAPTISM BY A MIDWIFE
CHRISTIAN BAPTISM administered by a midwife Date: 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Kelly burning the treasonable papers, 1722. George Kelly, 1688-1762

Kelly burning the treasonable papers, 1722. George Kelly, 1688-1762. Irish nonjuring Protestant clergyman and one of The Seven Men of Moidart, in Jacobite folklore

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Chevalier Lucas Schaub Basel 1722 oil

Portrait Chevalier Lucas Schaub Basel 1722 oil
Portrait of the Chevalier Lucas Schaub of Basel, 1722, oil on canvas, 81.8 x 64.5 cm, unsigned, Hyacinthe Rigaud, Perpignan 1659-1743 Paris

Background image1722 Collection: Attributed Georg DesmarA es King Fredrik I Fredrik I

Attributed Georg DesmarA es King Fredrik I Fredrik I
Attributed to Georg Desmarees, King Fredrik I, Fredrik I, 1676-1751, King of Sweden country count of Hessen-Kassel, painting, portrait, Frederick I of Sweden, 1722, Oil on canvas, Height

Background image1722 Collection: Infant Bacchus young Bacchus sleeping under vines

Infant Bacchus young Bacchus sleeping under vines
The Infant Bacchus, The young Bacchus is sleeping under vines, a bunch of grapes in hand and with one leg lying over a wine jug

Background image1722 Collection: Infant Hercules Serpent young Hercules kills

Infant Hercules Serpent young Hercules kills
The Infant Hercules with a Serpent, The young Hercules kills the two snakes lying in his cradle. In the background on the left a window with a view of a landscape, on the right a painting or relief

Background image1722 Collection: Blowing Bubbles woman child arms looks boy blows bubbles

Blowing Bubbles woman child arms looks boy blows bubbles
Blowing Bubbles, Blowing Bubbles. A woman with a child in her arms looks at a boy who blows bubbles. In the background a large garden vase

Background image1722 Collection: Cattle Two oxen farm foreground pigeons manuscript

Cattle Two oxen farm foreground pigeons manuscript
Cattle, Two oxen at a farm. In the foreground a few pigeons, manuscript or musical score, portrait, self-portrait or architect, portrait of a musician, landscapes in the temperate zone

Background image1722 Collection: Cavalry Skirmish Landscape cavalry battle hilly landscape

Cavalry Skirmish Landscape cavalry battle hilly landscape
Cavalry Skirmish, Landscape with a cavalry battle. In a hilly landscape on the banks of a river, two groups of horsemen are shooting each other

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Gerard van Bergen Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Gerard van Bergen Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Gerard van Bergen, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1653, Portrait of Gerard van Bergen (born 1663), chosen in 1653. Bust in oval to the right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Johan de Vries Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Johan de Vries Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Johan de Vries, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1667, Portrait of Johan de Vries (1607-77), chosen in 1667. Bust in oval to the right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Adriaen Besemer Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Adriaen Besemer Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Adriaen Besemer, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1642, chosen in 1642. Bust in oval to the right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Dominicus Rosmale Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Dominicus Rosmale Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Dominicus Rosmale, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1677, Portrait of Dominicus Rosmale [Roosmale], chosen in 1677. Bust in oval to right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Johan Kieviet Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Johan Kieviet Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Johan Kieviet, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1664, Portrait of Johan Kieviet [Kievit] (born 1692), chosen in 1664. Bust in oval to the right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Hendrik Nobel Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Hendrik Nobel Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Hendrik Nobel, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1625, Portrait of Hendrik Nobel (1568-1649), chosen in 1625. Bust in oval to the right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Joost van Coulster Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Joost van Coulster Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Joost van Coulster, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1630, Portrait of Joost van Coulster (gest. 1649), chosen in 1630. Bust in oval to right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Cornelis de Koningh Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Cornelis de Koningh Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Cornelis de Koningh, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1649, Portrait of Cornelis de Koningh (Cornelis Coninck), chosen in 1649

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Cornelis Matelieff Younger Director

Portrait Cornelis Matelieff Younger Director
Portrait of Cornelis Matelieff the Younger, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1602, Portrait of Cornelis Matelieff the Younger (1570-1632), chosen in 1602

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Jan van der Burgh Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Jan van der Burgh Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Jan van der Burgh, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1649, chosen in 1649. Bust in oval to right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Pieter Sonmans Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Pieter Sonmans Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Pieter Sonmans, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1631, Portrait of Pieter Sonmans (1588-1660), chosen in 1631. Bust in oval to the right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Claes Maertensz Thoveling Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Claes Maertensz Thoveling Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Claes Maertensz Thoveling, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1619, chosen in 1619. Bust in oval to the right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Cornelis Jansz Hartigsvelt Director

Portrait Cornelis Jansz Hartigsvelt Director
Portrait of Cornelis Jansz Hartigsvelt, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1639, Portrait of Cornelis Jansz Hartigsvelt (before 1586-1641), chosen in 1639

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Ewoud Pietersz van der Horst Director

Portrait Ewoud Pietersz van der Horst Director
Portrait of Ewoud Pietersz van der Horst, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1618, Portrait of Ewoud Pietersz van der Horst (born before 1624), chosen in 1618

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Cornelis van Couwenhove Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Cornelis van Couwenhove Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Cornelis van Couwenhove, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1667, chosen in 1667. Bust in oval to the right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Cornelis van den Bergh Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Cornelis van den Bergh Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Cornelis van den Bergh, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1659, chosen in 1659. Bust in oval to right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Johan van der Veecque Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Johan van der Veecque Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Johan van der Veecque, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1602, chosen in 1602. Bust in oval to the right

Background image1722 Collection: Portrait Willem Hartigsvelt Director Rotterdam Chamber

Portrait Willem Hartigsvelt Director Rotterdam Chamber
Portrait of Willem Hartigsvelt, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1657, Portrait of Willem Hartigsvelt (gest. 1664), chosen in 1657

Background image1722 Collection: Adam Eve Adriaen van der Werff 1669 1722 paper

Adam Eve Adriaen van der Werff 1669 1722 paper
Adam and Eve, Adriaen van der Werff, 1669 - 1722, paper, graphite (mineral), pencil, chalk, counterproof, h 345 mm × w 197 mm

Background image1722 Collection: Galathea sea car Antoine Coypel 1671 1722 paper

Galathea sea car Antoine Coypel 1671 1722 paper
Galathea on her sea car, Antoine Coypel, 1671 - 1722, paper, chalk, brush, h 264 mm × w 368 mm

Background image1722 Collection: Seated lady balustrade fan Castle names historical buildings

Seated lady balustrade fan Castle names historical buildings
Seated lady on a balustrade, Seated lady with a fan on a balustrade. Castle, names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc

Background image1722 Collection: Design wall decoration wall covering Claude Gillot

Design wall decoration wall covering Claude Gillot
Design for a wall decoration, wall covering, Claude Gillot, 1683 - 1722, paper, graphite (mineral), ink, brush, h 205 mm × w 343 mm



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"1722: A Year of Heroes, Maps, and Empires" In the year 1722, amidst a backdrop of historical events and remarkable individuals, the world witnessed tales of bravery and transformation. Flora MacDonald emerged as a Scottish Jacobite heroine, her unwavering spirit inspiring generations to come. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean in Boston, Massachusetts, John Bonner meticulously crafted a map that would capture the essence of this bustling city. His line engraving depicted its streets and landmarks with precision—a snapshot frozen in time for future generations to explore. Fast forward to 1835 when George G. Smith's engraved facsimile breathed new life into Bonner's work. This updated version showcased how Boston had evolved over more than five decades—its topography shifting alongside the growth of a burgeoning metropolis until 1769. Amidst these cartographic endeavors stood figures like the Duke of Marlborough—a name synonymous with military prowess and strategic brilliance. His legacy echoed through history as his victories shaped nations. Yet not all heroes wore armor or commanded armies; some found solace in simpler pleasures like Fox And Hounds—the timeless game that brought joy to countless hearts throughout centuries. John Burgoyne and Chapman were names etched into history books for their contributions beyond battlefields—artists whose brushstrokes painted vivid stories on canvases that transcended time itself. In far-off lands such as India, Hyder Ali left an indelible mark on history during his reign from 1722 to 1782—an era defined by his leadership and vision. His impact still resonates today within the annals of Indian heritage. As we delve deeper into this remarkable year, we encounter John Churchill—the first Duke of Marlborough—who passed away in 1722 but left behind an enduring legacy filled with triumphs against adversity. The arts flourished too during this period.