Jonathan Richardson (London 1665-1745) and Studio Portrait of Matthew Prior Oil on canvas 76 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in) Matthew Prior (1664-1721) was an English poet and diplomat, born the son of a Dorset joiner. When his father moved to London, he attended Westminster School until his father's death, when he left school, and was left in the care of his uncle. Here Lord Dorset found him and offered to contribute to the continuation of his education at Westminster. Against his patron's wish Prior accepted a scholarship recently founded at St John's College, Cambridge. He took his B.A. degree in 1686, and two years later became a fellow. In collaboration with his friend Montagu he wrote in 1687 the satirical City Mouse and Country Mouse. In an age when satirists could be sure of patronage and promotion, Montagu was promoted at once, and Prior, three years later, became secretary to the embassy at The Hague. Four years later, he was appointed a gentleman of the King's bedchamber and acted as one of the King's secretaries. The poet's knowledge of French was recognized when he was sent to Paris in attendance on the English ambassador. At this period Prior could say with good reason that "he had commonly business enough upon his hands, and was only a poet by accident." His occasional poems during this period include an elegy on Queen Mary in 1695 and some lines on William III's escape from assassination in 1696.his return from France Prior became under-secretary of state, sitting in Parliament from 1701, though losing influence as a Tory, until their return to power under Queen Anne in 1710. His diplomatic skills were prominent in negotiations with the French court until Anne's death in 1714, when the return to power of the Whigs saw Prior impeached by Robert Walpole. He was imprisoned for two years during which time he produced some of his longest and most ambitious writing, including The Progress of the Mind and Solomon, and other Poems on several Occasions. The income from its publication allowed him to live in comfort, but he did not long survive his enforced retirement from public life. He is buried in Westminster Abbey, and is commemorated in 'Poet's Corner'. Condition report disclaimer
Jonathan Richardson (London 1665-1745) and Studio Portrait of Matthew Prior Oil on canvas 76 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in) Matthew Prior (1664-1721) was an English poet and diplomat, born the son of a Dorset joiner. When his father moved to London, he attended Westminster School until his father's death, when he left school, and was left in the care of his uncle. Here Lord Dorset found him and offered to contribute to the continuation of his education at Westminster. Against his patron's wish Prior accepted a scholarship recently founded at St John's College, Cambridge. He took his B.A. degree in 1686, and two years later became a fellow. In collaboration with his friend Montagu he wrote in 1687 the satirical City Mouse and Country Mouse. In an age when satirists could be sure of patronage and promotion, Montagu was promoted at once, and Prior, three years later, became secretary to the embassy at The Hague. Four years later, he was appointed a gentleman of the King's bedchamber and acted as one of the King's secretaries. The poet's knowledge of French was recognized when he was sent to Paris in attendance on the English ambassador. At this period Prior could say with good reason that "he had commonly business enough upon his hands, and was only a poet by accident." His occasional poems during this period include an elegy on Queen Mary in 1695 and some lines on William III's escape from assassination in 1696.his return from France Prior became under-secretary of state, sitting in Parliament from 1701, though losing influence as a Tory, until their return to power under Queen Anne in 1710. His diplomatic skills were prominent in negotiations with the French court until Anne's death in 1714, when the return to power of the Whigs saw Prior impeached by Robert Walpole. He was imprisoned for two years during which time he produced some of his longest and most ambitious writing, including The Progress of the Mind and Solomon, and other Poems on several Occasions. The income from its publication allowed him to live in comfort, but he did not long survive his enforced retirement from public life. He is buried in Westminster Abbey, and is commemorated in 'Poet's Corner'. Condition report disclaimer
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