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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke

14 of 74 portraits by William Hoare

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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke

by William Nelson Gardiner, after William Hoare
watercolour, circa 1800, based on a work of 1763
10 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in. (267 mm x 216 mm)
Given by Society of Judges and Serjeants-at-Law, 1877
Primary Collection
NPG 466

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  • William Nelson Gardiner (1766-1814), Engraver and bookseller. Artist or producer associated with 52 portraits.
  • William Hoare (1707-1792), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 74 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.

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Hardwicke is seen in his chancellor's gown. This portrait is copied from that of 1763 by William Hoare formerly at Wimpole in Cambridgeshire, then the Hardwicke seat. This watercolour is probably connected with the engraving for the British Cabinet, 1800, made and published by E. Harding for whom Gardiner worked. More detailed information on this portrait is available in a National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue, John Kerslake's Early Georgian Portraits (1977, out of print).

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Current affairs

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute resigns as Prime Minister following sustained attacks in the press and parliament. He is succeeded by George Grenville.
Radical John Wilkes is arrested for attacking the king in his weekly satirical publication The North Briton. His arrest is declared illegal by Chief Justice Pratt and he is released, though expelled from Parliament.


Art and science

Biographer James Boswell is introduced to the writer Samuel Johnson for the first time at Thomas Davies's bookshop in Covent Garden, London.
Josiah Wedgwood receives orders for his pottery from Queen Charlotte. He names his range of pottery 'Queen's Ware' after her.
American painter Benjamin West settles in London, where he becomes famous for his large-scale history scenes.

International

Pontiac, an Ottawa chief, leads an uprising of the Indian tribes in America in an attempt to drive the British east. Royal Proclamation of 1763 is made by George III, regulating westward expansion of British North America.
Seven Years' War: Treaty of Paris between Britain, France, Spain and Portugal and Treaty of Hubertusburg between Prussia and Austria end the Seven Years' War, leaving Britain in control of Canada, India and much of the Caribbean.



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