On 22nd March 1728 Anton Raphael Mengs was born.
1744. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 15]. Self-Portrait.
1752. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 23]. Portrait of Richard Wilson 1714-1787.
Around 1756. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 27]. Portrait of William Burton Conyngham [aged 23].
William Burton Conyngham: In 1733 he was born to Francis Burton and Mary Conyngham. On 31st May 1796 William Burton Conyngham died.
1757. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 28]. Portrait of William Fermor [aged 20].
William Fermor: In 1737 he was born to Henry Fermor of Tusmore. In 1806 he died.
1757. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 28]. Portrait of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry [aged 17].
1760. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 31]. Portrait of George Grey 5th Earl Stamford 1st Earl Warrington [aged 22].
1764. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 35]. Portrait of Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain [aged 18].
Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain: On 24th November 1745 she was born to Charles III King Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. On 5th August 1765 Leopold II Holy Roman Emperor and she were married. She the daughter of Charles III King Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 15th May 1792 Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain died.
Around 1765. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 36]. Portrait of Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain [aged 20].
Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain: On 6th July 1744 she was born to Charles III King Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. On 8th December 1801 Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain died unmarried.
1765. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 36]. Portrait of Charles III King Spain [aged 48].
1765. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 36]. Portrait of Charles IV King Spain [aged 16].
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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1765. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 36]. Portrait of George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper [aged 26].
1766 to 1779. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 37]. Portrait of Charles-Marie Bonaparte [aged 19].
Charles-Marie Bonaparte: On 27th March 1746 he was born. In 1764 he and Maria-Letizia Ramolino were married. On 24th February 1785 he died.
1772-1773. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 43]. Portrait of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies [aged 20].
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies: On 12th January 1751 he was born to Charles III King Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. In 1768 Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Caroline of Austria Queen Consort of Naples and Sicily were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress. He the son of Charles III King Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 4th January 1825 Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies died.
1774. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 45]. Self-Portrait.
On 29th June 1779 Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 51] died.
1780. Anton Raphael Mengs. Portrait of Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain [aged 34].