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Oil on canvas portrait painting of "Benedict Calvert" (1679-1715), ca. 1755, by John Wollaston. Benedict Leonard Calvert (1679-1715), 4th Baron of Baltimore, was an English nobleman. At the age of five, he became 10th Proprietary Governor of Maryland and the administrative duties fell to Henry Darnall (1645-1711). Calvert was Catholic, and following the "Glorious Revolution"…

Benedict Calvert

Description

Oil on canvas portrait painting of "Benedict Calvert" (1679-1715), ca. 1755, by John Wollaston. Benedict Leonard Calvert (1679-1715), 4th Baron of Baltimore, was an English nobleman. At the age of five, he became 10th Proprietary Governor of Maryland and the administrative duties fell to Henry Darnall (1645-1711). Calvert was Catholic, and following the "Glorious Revolution" in 1688, his reign was outlawed by the new Protestant regime in England. He spent the rest of his life attempting to restore control over Maryland. Shortly after his death in 1715, the King restored control of Maryland to his fifteen year old son Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore (1699-1751).

Creator

Date

circa 1755

Materials

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

48 x 52 inches

Object ID

1976.2.1

Accession Number

1976.2

Resource ID

7890

Credit Line

Gift of Capt. Richard Creigh MacKubin Calvert III and George Davis Calvert

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.