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Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin by Jonathan Richardson the elder (1667–1745), c.1725, from Yale Center for British Art
The Godolphin Arabian was an Arabian horse who was one of three stallions that founded the modern Thoroughbred (the others were the Darley Arabian and the Byerley Turk). He was named after his best-known owner, Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin. The Godolphin Arabian was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1738, 1745 and 1747.
Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, was a British politician, styled Viscount Rialton between 1706 and 1712, and member of the Kit-Kat Club. John Faber (1660 - 1721) Born in Holland, John Faber came to London in around 1687 and began engraving portraits shortly thereafter.
Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin. by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt oil on canvas, circa 1712-1714 35 3/4 in. x 27 3/4 in. (908 mm x 705 mm) Given by the Art Fund, 1945
He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Helston in Cornwall from 1741 [2] to 1766, [3] when he succeeded to the title of Baron Godolphin (of Helston) on the death of his cousin Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin. He was also the recorder for Helston from 1766 to his death. He married twice: firstly on 18 February 1733/4 ...
The Godolphin Arabian was an Arabian horse who was one of three stallions that founded the modern Thoroughbred (the others were the Darley Arabian and the Byerley Turk). He was named after his best-known owner, Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin. The Godolphin Arabian was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1738, 1745 and 1747.
Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, PC (3 September 1678 – 17 January 1766), styled Viscount Rialton from 1706 to 1712, was an English courtier and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1712, when he succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Godolphin. Initially a Tory, he modified his views when his father headed the Administration in 1702 and was ...
