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1722 Collection (#3)

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

Background image1722 Collection: Vase Flowers Jan van Huysum Dutch 1682 1749 1722

Vase Flowers Jan van Huysum Dutch 1682 1749 1722
Vase of Flowers; Jan van Huysum (Dutch, 1682 - 1749); 1722; Oil on panel; 80.3 × 61 cm (31 5, 8 × 24 in.)

Background image1722 Collection: Crucifixion Antoine Coypel French 1661 1722 France

Crucifixion Antoine Coypel French 1661 1722 France
The Crucifixion; Antoine Coypel (French, 1661 - 1722); France; 1692; Red and black chalk with white gouache heightening; 40.5 x 58.1 cm (15 15, 16 x 22 7, 8 in.)

Background image1722 Collection: Scene Italian Comedy recto Figure Study verso

Scene Italian Comedy recto Figure Study verso
Scene from the Italian Comedy (recto); Figure Study (verso); Claude Gillot (French, 1673 - 1722); France; about 1700; Pen and black ink, brush with reddish wash

Background image1722 Collection: Dancing Faun Pietro Cipriani Italian 1680 1745

Dancing Faun Pietro Cipriani Italian 1680 1745
Dancing Faun; Pietro Cipriani (Italian, about 1680 - before 1745); Italy; 1722 - 1724; Bronze; 143.5 cm (56 1, 2 in.)

Background image1722 Collection: Venus de Medici Pietro Cipriani Italian 1680

Venus de Medici Pietro Cipriani Italian 1680
Venus de Medici; Pietro Cipriani (Italian, about 1680 - before 1745); Italy; 1722 - 1724; Bronze; 155.3 cm (61 1, 8 in.)

Background image1722 Collection: Four Figures Theatrical Costume Claude Gillot

Four Figures Theatrical Costume Claude Gillot
Four Figures in Theatrical Costume; Claude Gillot (French, 1673 - 1722); about 1710; Pen and gray ink and brush with red wash on cream-colored paper; 15 × 20 cm (5 7, 8 × 7 7, 8 in.)

Background image1722 Collection: Letter Dated 1722 From Alexander Pope To John Morley Of Halstead. Alexander Pope, 1688

Letter Dated 1722 From Alexander Pope To John Morley Of Halstead. Alexander Pope, 1688

Background image1722 Collection: Hyder Ali (Haidar Ali)

Hyder Ali (Haidar Ali)
HYDER ALI Muslim ruler of Mysore, set up first corps of sepoys with European backing. Date: 1722 - 1782

Background image1722 Collection: Ursins, Marie-Anne de la Tremoille, princesse des

Ursins, Marie-Anne de la Tremoille, princesse des (1642-1722). Lady of the Spanish court, was the daughter of the duc de Noirmoutier and his wife Ren饠 Julie Aubri

Background image1722 Collection: Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722). Qing Dynasty

Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722). Qing Dynasty
KANG-HSI (1654-1722). Emperor of China (1662-1722). Qing Dynasty. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Background image1722 Collection: VOYAGEUR, 1722. A French-Canadian voyageur on snowshoes. French engraving, 18th century

VOYAGEUR, 1722. A French-Canadian voyageur on snowshoes. French engraving, 18th century

Background image1722 Collection: EXPL2A-00190

EXPL2A-00190
Map of Hudsons Bay, Canada, showing Hudsons Strait, 1722. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century map

Background image1722 Collection: Sheng Tsu, Emperor of China

Sheng Tsu, Emperor of China
Sheng Tsu, also known as K Ang Hsi, Emperor of China

Background image1722 Collection: War of Spanish Succession (1702-1715). Entry of the troops o

War of Spanish Succession (1702-1715). Entry of the troops of Philip V in Barcelona in 1714, opening gaps in the wall of the city with guns and mines, to render the place. Drawing by P

Background image1722 Collection: JOHN GLYNN

JOHN GLYNN serjeant-at-law and recorder of London Date: 1722 - 1779

Background image1722 Collection: Carlo Gozzi - 1

Carlo Gozzi - 1
CARLO GOZZI Italian playwright, traditionalist who opposed the innovations of Goldoni. Date: 1722 - 1806

Background image1722 Collection: John Gilbert, Churchman

John Gilbert, Churchman
JOHN GILBERT English churchman : canon in residence at the cathedral of Exeter. Date: ? - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Dolgurukov-Krimski

Dolgurukov-Krimski
VASSILI MIKHAILOVICH DOLGURUKOV-KRIMSKI Russian statesman Date: 1722 - 1782

Background image1722 Collection: Eberhard Danckelmann

Eberhard Danckelmann
EBERHARD DANCKELMANN Prussian statesman with his autograph Date: 1643 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Charles Baron Cornwallis

Charles Baron Cornwallis
CHARLES fourth baron CORNWALLIS Date: 1674 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Archibald Cockburn

Archibald Cockburn
ARCHIBALD COCKBURN of St Kitts, churchman, author of Essay on the intermediate state of Blessed Souls which sounds quite interesting. Date: circa 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Abbe Jean Chappe

Abbe Jean Chappe
Abbe JEAN CHAPPE French astronomer Date: 1722 - 1769

Background image1722 Collection: Charles Lord Cornwallis

Charles Lord Cornwallis
CHARLES LORD CORNWALLIS son of the third earl Cornwallis, soldier, Postmaster General, Paymaster General of the forces, member of the Kit-Kat Club. Date: circa 1674 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Richard Brocklesby

Richard Brocklesby
RICHARD BROCKLESBY medical, friend of Dr Johnson, early proponent of musical therapy Date: 1722 - 1797

Background image1722 Collection: Castellas De Friburg

Castellas De Friburg
CASTELLAS DE FRIBURG Swiss military Date: ? - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Matthau Buchinger

Matthau Buchinger
MATTHAU BUCHINGER German, born at Nuremberg without hands or legs, but with sufficient of the rest of him to father eleven children. Date: 1674 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Orleans / Duchess / Liselott

Orleans / Duchess / Liselott
CHARLOTTE-ELISABETH DUCHESS OF ORLEANS LISELOTTE VON DER PFALZ Wife of Philippe, Duc d Orleans (brother of Louis XIV) Date: 1652 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: John Churchill / Harding

John Churchill / Harding
JOHN CHURCHILL Duke of Marlborough, Commander in Chief over the armies of England and Holland in the war of the Spanish Succession Date: 1650 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Coronation of Louis XV

Coronation of Louis XV
The costumes of the officers of state at the coronation of Louis XV at Rheims. The King is arrayed in all the royal ornaments, including the crown of Charlemagne. Date: 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Thomas Guy / Bookshop / Dixo

Thomas Guy / Bookshop / Dixo
THOMAS GUY English bookdealer as a young apprentice in his bookshop; he went on to found Guys Hospital, London, in 1722 Date: 1645? - 1724

Background image1722 Collection: John Burgoyne / Ruins

John Burgoyne / Ruins
JOHN BURGOYNE Dramatist and army officer (he surrendered at Saratoga in 1777) Date: 1722 - 1792

Background image1722 Collection: John Burgoyne / Whymper

John Burgoyne / Whymper
JOHN BURGOYNE Dramatist and army officer (he surrendered at Saratoga in 1777) Date: 1722 - 1792

Background image1722 Collection: Matthau Buckinger

Matthau Buckinger
MATTHAU BUCHINGER German, born at Nuremberg, without hands or legs, became adept at drawing and performing on musical instruments. Date: 1674 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Alexander Carlyle / Roffe

Alexander Carlyle / Roffe
REVD DOCTOR ALEXANDER CARLYLE Scottish divine and writer, writing with a quill pen at his desk. Date: 1722 - 1805

Background image1722 Collection: Pieter Camper

Pieter Camper
PIETER CAMPER Dutch anatomist and naturalist Date: 1722 - 1789

Background image1722 Collection: Thomas Guy / Counting Coin

Thomas Guy / Counting Coin
A miser, looking round suspiciously, carefully counts his money. (A portrait of Thomas Guy.) Date: Early 18th Century

Background image1722 Collection: Marie Anne de La Tr魯ille

Marie Anne de La Tr魯ille
MARIE-ANNE de la TREMOILLE, princesse des URSINS (1642-1722) wife (1) of prince de Chalais, (2) duc de Bracciano, created French salon in Italy and intrigued in France etc. Date: 1642 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: TRAVERSI, Gaspare (1722-1770). The Concert. ca

TRAVERSI, Gaspare (1722-1770). The Concert. ca. 1755. Rococo. Oil on canvas. ITALY. CAMPANIA. Naples. Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortes Museum

Background image1722 Collection: Charles Yorke

Charles Yorke
CHARLES YORKE statesman Date: 1722 - 1770

Background image1722 Collection: Peter Whalley

Peter Whalley
PETER WHALLEY churchman and critic Date: 1722 - 1791

Background image1722 Collection: Joseph Warton

Joseph Warton
JOSEPH WARTON churchman, master of Winchester College, writer and critic. Date: 1722 - 1800

Background image1722 Collection: Thomas Wood

Thomas Wood
THOMAS WOOD The abstemious miller of Billericay, at age 53. Date: 1661 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Charles Walmesley

Charles Walmesley
CHARLES WALMESLEY Catholic churchman and mathematician Date: 1722 - 1707

Background image1722 Collection: Charles Earl Sunderland

Charles Earl Sunderland
CHARLES SPENCER, third earl of SUNDERLAND statesman and book collector Date: 1674 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Pierre Varignan

Pierre Varignan
PIERRE VARIGNAN French mathematician Date: 1654 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Sir Robert Sibbald

Sir Robert Sibbald
SIR ROBERT SIBBALD Scottish physician, naturalist and antiquary Date: 1641 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Samuel Rosewell

Samuel Rosewell
SAMUEL ROSEWELL nonconformist churchmanAmerican military commander in the Union army; later diplomat to Mexico. Date: 1679 - 1722

Background image1722 Collection: Richard Rigby - 1

Richard Rigby - 1
RICHARD RIGBY statesman Date: 1722 - 1788




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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.