Charles Jervas

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Charles Jervas was an Irish portrait painter and translator of Cervantes who became a prominent figure in early 18th-century London’s artistic and literary circles.

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instanceOf Irish artist
human
portrait painter
translator
activeYears early 18th century
late 17th century
birthYear c. 1675
burialPlace Marylebone, London, England
surface form: St. Marylebone, London
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
deathYear 1739
employer Royal Household of the United Kingdom
surface form: British royal court
ethnicGroup Irish
fieldOfWork portrait painting
translation
genre history painting
portrait
influencedBy Godfrey Kneller
memberOf London artistic circles
London literary scene
surface form: London literary circles
movement Baroque
name Charles Jervas self-link
notableFriend Alexander Pope
John Gay
Jonathan Swift
notableStudent Sarah Hoadly
Thomas Frye
notableWork English translation of Don Quixote
Portrait of Alexander Pope
Portrait of John Gay
Portrait of Jonathan Swift
Portrait of King George II
Portrait of Queen Caroline of Ansbach
notedFor portraits of literary figures
translation of Cervantes into English
occupation painter
portrait painter
translator
positionHeld Principal Painter in Ordinary to King George I
Principal Painter in Ordinary to King George II
residence London, England
surface form: London
studiedUnder Godfrey Kneller
translatedFromLanguage Spanish
translatedToLanguage English
translatedWork Don Quixote
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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