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John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll

Also known as: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll; primary name: Campbell, John; other name: (Duke of) Argyll; other name: (Duke of) Greenwich; other name: (Earl of) Greenwich; other name: (Lord) Lorne
Details: individual; military/naval; politician/statesman; British; Male
Life dates: 1678-1743
Biography: Army officer and politician. 1707, instrumental in the union of Scotland with England; 1708-10, general under Marlborough in War of Spanish Succession; led the army supporting the Hanoverian cause in Scotland against the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion; supported Walpole until the aftermath of the Porteous (q.v.) riots when he voted against the reprisals on Edinburgh; 1741, led the successful opposition to Walpole in Scottish elections, but resigned all offices himself in 1742. Succeeded by his brother as 3rd Duke of Argyll (q.v.)
Bibliography: DNB

74 related objects

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1897,0813.5.1-36 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing

Museum number: 1880,0612.411 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1818-1878

medal

Museum number: M.8454 |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: BNK,EngM.190 |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: M.8475 |
Producer name: BIOG106464 Designed by:Jacques Antoine Dassier |
Production date: 1743 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: MG.1453 |
Production date: 1741

medal

Museum number: M.8452 |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: M.8453 |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

print; book-illustration

Title: John Duke of Argyll |
Museum number: 1874,1010.200 |
Producer name: Print made by:James GwimAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1757

print

Museum number: 1902,1011.6679 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert WilliamsAfter:John Closterman |
Production date: 1704

print

Title: John, Duke of Argyll |
Museum number: 1902,1011.6678 |
Producer name: BIOG51194 Print made by:Robert Williams |
Production date: 1704

print

Title: John Campbell Duke of Argyll & Greenwich &ca |
Museum number: 1874,0808.1207 |
Producer name: Print made by:John SimonAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1719-1742

print

Title: John Campbell Duke of Argyll & Greenwich &ca |
Museum number: 1902,1011.4206 |
Producer name: Print made by:John SimonAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1719-1742

print

Title: John Campbell, Duke of Argyll & Greenwich Kitcat Club |
Museum number: 1902,1011.1176 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Faber the YoungerAfter:Allan Ramsay |
Production date: 1740

print; book-illustration

Title: John Duke of Argyll |
Museum number: 1873,0809.1568 |
Producer name: Print made by:James GwimAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1757

print

Title: John Campbell, Duke of Argyll & Greenwich. |
Museum number: 1856,0614.198 |
Producer name: Print made by:François Antoine AvelineAfter:Allan Ramsay |
Production date: 1750-1762

print; satirical print

Title: The H-r Bubble Old E-l-d's T-Totum, being the H-r Bubble or our all to Nothing |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3742 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Inscription by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1743

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The Night-Visit, or the Relapse: With the Pranks of Bob Fox the Jugler, while Steward to Lady Brit[a |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3695 |
Producer name: BIOG177611 Published by:J Huggonson |
Production date: 1742 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; calendar

Title: The Political Kalender for the Year 1740 |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3623 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles MosleyAfter:Gravelot |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A New Screen for an Old one or the Screen of Scree The Screen A Simile |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3692 |
Producer name: BIOG18196 Published by:Thomas Bakewell |
Production date: 1742 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The Motion |
Museum number: 1880,1113.2723 |
Producer name: BIOG144002 Published by:Thomas Cooper |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Duke of Argyle. |
Museum number: 1980,U.1162 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert CooperAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1817-1826 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The Reason |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3650 |
Producer name: BIOG144002 Published by:Thomas Cooper |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The Motion |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3646.+ |
Producer name: BIOG144002 Published by:Thomas Cooper |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: What's all This! The Motley Team of State |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3654 |
Producer name: BIOG19579 Published by:George Bickham the Younger |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; calendar

Title: The Political Kalender for the Year 1740 |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3622 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles MosleyAfter:Gravelot |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Political Libertines, or Motion upon Motion |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3651 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; calendar

Title: The Political Kalender for the Year 1740 |
Museum number: Y,5.22 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles MosleyAfter:Gravelot |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The wheel of fortune, or, the Scot's step, completed. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3683 |
Producer name: BIOG19579 Print made by:George Bickham the Younger |
Production date: 1741

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The Motion |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3646 |
Producer name: BIOG144002 Published by:Thomas Cooper |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; calendar

Title: The Political Kalender for the Year 1740 |
Museum number: 1865,0610.1093 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles MosleyAfter:Gravelot |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Political Libertines, or Motion upon Motion. |
Museum number: 1849,1003.55 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Motion |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3649 |
Producer name: BIOG29656 Print made by:Gravelot |
Production date: 1740

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The Acquital. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3653 |
Producer name: BIOG144002 Published by:Thomas Cooper |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Scotch Patriot in Contrast, &c |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3633 |
Producer name: BIOG28081 Published by:Thomas Fullwood |
Production date: 1740

print; satirical print

Title: The Claims of the Broad Bottom |
Museum number: J,1.165 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1743

print; satirical print

Title: The C-t Shittle-Cock. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3679 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1740

print; satirical print

Title: The Motion |
Museum number: 1856,1213.3 |
Producer name: BIOG29656 After:Gravelot |
Production date: 1741

print; satirical print

Title: The political vomit for the ease of Britain |
Museum number: 1868,0808.13283 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1742

print; satirical print

Title: The State Pack-Horse |
Museum number: 1849,1003.81 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles MosleyPublished by:Philip Overton |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: John Duke of Argyll |
Museum number: 1902,1011.4207 |
Producer name: Print made by:John SimonAfter:Michael Dahl |
Production date: 1719-1742

print

Title: John Duke of Argyll... |
Museum number: 1874,0808.1208 |
Producer name: Print made by:John SimonAfter:Michael Dahl |
Production date: 1719-1742

print; book-illustration

Title: John of Argyll & Greenwich |
Museum number: 1913,0528.155.52 |
Producer name: BIOG16968 After:William Aikman |
Production date: 1903

print; satirical print

Title: The Scotch Patriot in Contrast, &c. |
Museum number: 1855,0114.199.+ |
Producer name: BIOG28081 Published by:Thomas Fullwood |
Production date: 1740

print

Title: John Campbell, Duke of Argyll & Greenwich Kitcat Club |
Museum number: 1902,1011.1177 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Faber the YoungerAfter:Allan Ramsay |
Production date: 1740

print

Title: John Campbell Duke of Argyll & Greenwich &c |
Museum number: Mm,15.20 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Faber the YoungerAfter:Allan Ramsay |
Production date: 1740

print; book-illustration

Title: John Campbell Duke of Argyle & Greenwich. |
Museum number: 1951,1110.96 |
Producer name: Print made by:John SwaineAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1790-1793

print; album

Title: Birch's Heads |
Museum number: 1868,0822.6765 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacob HoubrakenAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1735

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: John Duke of Argyle. |
Museum number: K,67.9 |
Producer name: BIOG24335 After:Michael Dahl |
Production date: 1747-1814

print

Title: Birch's Heads |
Museum number: Q,1.9 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacob HoubrakenAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1735

print

Title: John, Duke of Argyle and Greenwich. |
Museum number: 1980,U.1161 |
Producer name: After:Jacob HoubrakenAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1735-1750

print; album

Title: Birch's Heads |
Museum number: Q,1.8 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacob HoubrakenAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1735

print; book-illustration

Title: John Campbell / Duke of Argyll & Greenwich. |
Museum number: 1918,0107.12 |
Producer name: Print made by:R PageAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1827 |
Production place: Published in:GlasgowPublished in:Edinburgh

print; satirical print

Title: The Screen. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12379 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1742

print; satirical print

Title: The C[our]t Shittle-Cock. |
Museum number: R,9.41 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1740

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The Reason |
Museum number: 1880,1113.2660 |
Producer name: BIOG144002 Published by:Thomas Cooper |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The Motion |
Museum number: 1849,1003.56 |
Producer name: BIOG144002 Published by:Thomas Cooper |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A Political Battle Royal Design'd for Broughton's New Amphitheater |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3740 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1743

print; satirical print; medley

Title: The [Cha]mpion; or Even[ing] Adver[tiser] by Capt Hercules Vinegar, of Pall-mall |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3630 |
Producer name: BIOG19579 Published by:George Bickham the Younger |
Production date: 1744 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; broadside

Title: The Speech of the D---ke of A---le, Upon the State John Campbell Duke of Argyll and Greenwich &c. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.13503 |
Producer name: BIOG153966 Published by:W Webb |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The State Pack-Horse |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3627 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles MosleyPublished by:Philip Overton |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The Patriots Motion; or, The Wise Men of Gotham |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3674 |
Producer name: BIOG153966 Published by:W Webb |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The Reason |
Museum number: J,1.140 |
Producer name: BIOG144002 Published by:Thomas Cooper |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Screen |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3686 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1742

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The C[a]rd[i]nal Dancing-Master, Or Pl[a]ce-M[a]n in Leading-Strings |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3720 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1742

print; satirical print

Title: The political vomit for the ease of Britain. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3718 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1742

print; book-illustration

Title: John Campbell, Duke of Argyll & Greenwich. |
Museum number: 1920,1211.143 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel FreemanAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1833 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Claims of the Broad Bottom |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3730 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1743

print; broadside

Title: The Speech of the D---ke of A---le, Upon the State John Campbell Duke of Argyll and Greenwich &c. |
Museum number: 1850,1109.1 |
Producer name: BIOG153966 Published by:W Webb |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; medley; music sheet/cover; playing-card

Title: The [Cha]mpion; or Even[ing] Adver[tiser] by Capt Hercules Vinegar, of Pall-mall |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3629 |
Producer name: Published by:George Bickham the YoungerAfter:Francis Barlow |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The State Pack-Horse |
Museum number: J,1.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles MosleyPublished by:Philip Overton |
Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Bob the Political Ballance Master |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3712 |
Producer name: BIOG159233 Published by:Samuel Lyne |
Production date: 1742 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; broadside; satirical print

Title: The Ghost of Eustace Budgel Esqr. to the Man in Blue |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3729 |
Producer name: BIOG146338 Published by:Eliza Haywood |
Production date: 1742 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: John Campbell, Duke of Argyll & Greenwich. |
Museum number: 1915,0508.105 |
Producer name: Print made by:Samuel FreemanAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1830-1845 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

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