On 9th September 1694 John Vanderbank was born to John "The Elder" Vanderbank.
From 1711 to 1720 John Vanderbank [aged 16] studied under Godfrey Kneller [aged 64] at the Art Academy run by James Thornhill [aged 36] in Great Queen Street.
After 1720 John Vanderbank [aged 25] and Louis Chéron founded their own Academy in St Martin's Lane. The venture was ultimately unsuccessful.
In 1725 John Vanderbank [aged 30]. Portrait of Maria Eyles [aged 22] around the time of her marriage.
Maria Eyles: In or before 1703 she was born to John Eyles. Her birth date derived from the date of her younger sister's marriage. Around 1725 George Heathcote and she were married. In 1792 she died.
Around 1725 John Vanderbank [aged 30]. Portrait of Rhoda Apreece.
In 1728 John Vanderbank [aged 33]. Portrait of John Michael Rysbrack [aged 33].
In 1729 John Vanderbank [aged 34]. Portrait of Anne Stucley [aged 19].
Anne Stucley: In 1710 she was born in Plymouth, Devon [Map]. Before 30th October 1731 Francis Luttrell and she were married. On 30th October 1731 she died.
In 1729 John Vanderbank [aged 34] travelled to France to avoid his creditors.
In 1730 John Vanderbank [aged 35]. Portrait of Edward Wortley-Montagu [aged 51].
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In 1730 John Vanderbank [aged 35]. Portrait of Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield [aged 35] in his Garter Robes
In 1731 (Copy of 1618 original).John Vanderbank [aged 36]. Portrait of Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban.
Before 1733 John Vanderbank [aged 38]. Portrait of Mary Keck.
Mary Keck: she was born to Anthony Keck. On 5th January 1680 Thomas Vernon and she were married. In or before 1733 Thomas Vernon and she were married. In 1733 she died.
In 1734 John Vanderbank [aged 39]. Portrait of Edward Gibson Bishop of Lincoln.
In 1734 John Vanderbank [aged 39]. Portrait of Bowater Vernon [aged 50].
Bowater Vernon: On 21st May 1683 he was born to William Vernon of Caldewell. On 5th February 1721 Thomas Vernon died. He left his estates to his cousin Bowater Vernon. The will was contested by his brother-in-0law Roger Acherley who believed that as his closest relative and heir at law he should have benefited. The case eventually reached the House of Lords but wass dismissed. On 11th December 1722 he and Jane Cornwallis were married in Fulham [Map]. In 1735 he died.
In 1735 John Vanderbank [aged 40] (attributed). Portrait of Jane Cornwallis [aged 32].
Jane Cornwallis: In 1703 she was born to Thomas Cornwallis of Abermarles. On 19th January 1760 she died at her house in Upper Brook Street.
Around 1735 John Vanderbank [aged 40]. Portrait of Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot [aged 50].
In 1735 John Vanderbank [aged 40]. Portrait of Edward Gibson Bishop of Lincoln.
In 1735 John Vanderbank [aged 40]. Portrait of Thomas Vernon.
Thomas Vernon: On 25th November 1654 he was born to Richard Vernon of Hanbury Hall. In 1715 Thomas Vernon was elected MP Worcestershire in the first parliament of George I.
In 1735 John Vanderbank [aged 40]. Portrait of Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough [aged 28].
In 1736 John Vanderbank [aged 41]. Portrait of Francis North 1st Earl Guildford [aged 31] in the robes of an Earl.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1736 John Vanderbank [aged 41]. Portrait of George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon [aged 26].
1736 John Vanderbank [aged 41]. Portrait of Mary Lister Countess of Deloraine [aged 31].
Mary Lister Countess of Deloraine: On 4th November 1704 she was born to Matthew Lister. Before 1732 Thomas Heardson and she were married. On 29th October 1732 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Deloraine and she were married. She by marriage Countess Deloraine. He the son of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Anne Duncombe Countess Deloraine.
Before 5th August 1736 John Vanderbank [aged 41] (circle of). Portrait of Angelica Magdalena Pellissary Viscountess St John [aged 70] in Coronation Robes.
In 1737 John Vanderbank [aged 42]. Portrait of William Yonge 4th Baronet [aged 44].
In 1737 John Vanderbank [aged 42]. Portrait of Anne Howard Lady Yonge. Signed on plinth of balustrade, lower left: Jno Vanderbank, Fecit.1737 and inscribed, bottom left: The Honble Lady Yonge/ Daughter to Ld.Effingham, 1737. A full-length portrait of a young woman, standing, turned slightly to the left, head inclined slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, wearing a feathered hat, black dress with white sleeves, an ostrich feather fan in her left hand, a black veil in her right. A black page, dressed in red, stands behind to the right, beneath a column on a high plinth, a pillared balustrade on the left, with a view of trees and a cloudy sky beyond.Sudbury Hall.
Anne Howard Lady Yonge: she was born to Thomas Howard 6th Baron Howard and Mary Wentworth. After 1724 William Yonge 4th Baronet and she were married. On 18th July 1731 Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet died. His son William succeeded 4th Baronet Yonge of Colyton in Devon. She by marriage Lady Yonge of Colyton in Devon. On 12th September 1775 Anne Howard Lady Yonge died.
In 1737 John Vanderbank [aged 42]. Portrait of Mary Howard [aged 27].
Mary Howard: In 1710 she was born to Thomas Howard 6th Baron Howard and Mary Wentworth. In 1733 George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon and she were married. In 1740 Mary Howard died.
In 1737 John Vanderbank [aged 42]. Portrait of Grace Carteret Countess Dysart [aged 23]. A full-length portrait of a woman, standing, turned slightly to the right, head inclined to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing robes worn at the coronation of George II. A Countess's coronet is shown on the table, right. She wears an elaborate white silk gown with a red velvet bodice edged with white fur, and a long red cloak over which is a cape of Ermine. She holds a fold of her cloak in her right hand and gestures to the right with her left hand.
Grace Carteret Countess Dysart: On 8th July 1713 she was born to John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville and Frances Worsley Countess Granville. On 22nd July 1713 Grace Carteret Countess Dysart was baptised at St James' Church, Piccadilly. In 1729 Lionel Tollemache 4th Earl Dysart and she were married. She by marriage Countess Dysart. They had sixteen children of which only seven reached adulthood. She the daughter of John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville and Frances Worsley Countess Granville. They were sixth cousins. On 23rd July 1755 Grace Carteret Countess Dysart died.
In 1737 John Vanderbank [aged 42]. Portrait of Lionel Tollemache 4th Earl Dysart [aged 28].
Lionel Tollemache 4th Earl Dysart: On 1st May 1708 he was born to Lionel Tollemache and Henrietta Cavendish. On 23rd February 1727 Lionel Tollemache 3rd Earl Dysart died. His grandson Lionel succeeded 4th Earl Dysart, 5th Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk. On 10th March 1770 Lionel Tollemache 4th Earl Dysart died. His son Lionel succeeded 5th Earl Dysart, 6th Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk. Charlotte Walpole Countess Dysart by marriage Countess Dysart.
In 1737 John Vanderbank [aged 42]. Portrait of Catherine Collingwood Lady Throckmorton.
Catherine Collingwood Lady Throckmorton: she was born to George Collingwood. In January 1738 Robert Throckmorton 4th Baronet and she were married. She by marriage Lady Throckmorton of Coughton in Warwickshire. In 1761 Catherine Collingwood Lady Throckmorton died.
Before 1739 John Vanderbank [aged 44]. Portrait of Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet [aged 43].
Before 1739 John Vanderbank [aged 44]. Portrait of Anne Newport Lady Bridgeman.
Anne Newport Lady Bridgeman: she was born to Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford and Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford. On 9th April 1719 Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet and she were married. She the daughter of Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford and Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford. On 21st July 1747 John Bridgeman 3rd Baronet died. His son Orlando succeeded 4th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. She by marriage Lady Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. On 19th August 1752 Anne Newport Lady Bridgeman died. She was buried at Weston Park, Staffordshire.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Before 1739. Circle of John Vanderbank [aged 44]. Portrait of Henry St John 1st Viscount St John [aged 86].
In 1739 John Vanderbank [aged 44]. Portrait of Catherine Harpur Lady Gough.
Catherine Harpur Lady Gough: she was born to John Harpur 4th Baronet. Before 22nd June 1740 Henry Gough 1st Baronet and she were married. She by marriage Lady Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire. On 22nd June 1740 Catherine Harpur Lady Gough died.
Before 23rd December 1739 John Vanderbank [aged 45]. Portrait of Dorothy Lambton [aged 17].
Dorothy Lambton: Between 1st May 1722 and 22nd May 1722 she was born to Thomas Lambton. In 1744 Robert Surtees and she were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. On 20th November 1795 she died.
Before 23rd December 1739 John Vanderbank [aged 45]. Portrait of Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset [aged 55].
Before 23rd December 1739 John Vanderbank [aged 45]. Portrait of William Russell 7th Baronet [aged 13].
William Russell 7th Baronet: Around 1726 he was born to Francis Russell 6th Baronet. Around 1750 Francis Russell 6th Baronet died. His son William succeeded 7th Baronet Russell of Chippenham in Wiltshire. On 16th January 1758 William Russell 7th Baronet died. His second cousin John succeeded 8th Baronet Russell of Chippenham in Wiltshire.
Before 23rd December 1739 John Vanderbank [aged 45]. Portrait of Elizabeth Shirley Countess Northampton [aged 45].
Before 23rd December 1739 John Vanderbank [aged 45]. Portrait of Joseph Butler Bishop of Bristol.
Before 23rd December 1739 John Vanderbank [aged 45]. Portrait of Mary Cardonnel Countess Talbot [aged 20].
Before 23rd December 1739. John Vanderbank [aged 45]. Portrait of Elizabeth Davenport [aged 31] in Montacute House.
Elizabeth Davenport: In 1708 she was born to Henry Davenport in India. Before 15th September 1740 John Mytton and she were married. On 15th September 1740 she died.
On 23rd December 1739 John Vanderbank [aged 45] died of tuberculosis in Holies Street. He was buried in St Marylebone Church.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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1750. Circle of John Vanderbank. Portrait of Bishop Thomas Green.
Bishop Thomas Green: In 1658 he was born. In 1721 he was appointed Bishop of Norwich. In 1723 he was appointed Bishop of Ely. On 18th May 1738 he died.