Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope
2 of 46 portraits of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope
by Ozias Humphry
pastel, 1796
23 1/4 in. x 19 1/4 in. (591 mm x 489 mm)
Given by Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, 1873
Primary Collection
NPG 380
Sitterback to top
- Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753-1816), Scientist and politician; MP for Wycombe. Sitter associated with 46 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Ozias Humphry (1742-1810), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 45 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 582
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 477
Events of 1796back to top
Current affairs
Birth of Princess Charlotte, only child of George, Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline whose marriage soon quickly and publicly degenerates.Art and science
Fanny Burney publishes Camilla, one of several influential novels exploring social misunderstanding and the fashionable mode of sensibility.Architect William Chambers completes the building of Somerset House.
Collector William Beckford, the richest man in England, begins construction of his gothic fantasy Fonthill Abbey.
International
Napoleon Bonaparte assumes command of the French armies in Italy and defeats the Austrians at Millesimo and the Piedmontese at Mondovi.Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, arrives in India as a colonel.
John Adams is elected President of the United States, defeating Thomas Jefferson by three votes.
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