Edward Bright
1 portrait by John Hinton
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Edward Bright
by Anthony Walker, published by John Hinton, after David Ogborne
etching and line engraving, published 1751
7 3/4 in. x 4 1/2 in. (196 mm x 115 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D23456
Artistsback to top
- John Hinton (active 1732-died 1781), Bookseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 28 portraits.
- David Ogborne (1700-1768), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
- Anthony Walker (1726-1765), Etcher and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 12 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Kings Arms, St Pauls Church Yard, London)
Events of 1751back to top
Current affairs
Frederick, Prince of Wales dies and is succeeded by his son, later George III, as Prince of Wales.Third Gin Act requires government inspection of distilleries and restricts sales to licensed premises in an effort to curtail consumption.
Art and science
Thomas Gray publishes his poem Elegy written in a Country Church Yard.Philosopher David Hume publishes An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals.
Eliza Haywood publishes her novel The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless.
William Hogarth publishes his satirical engravings Beer-Street, Gin Lane and The Four Stages of Cruelty.
International
Robert Clive reopens hostilities with the French in India. He prevails after holding out during the siege of Arcot.First part of the Encyclopédie - an innovative 28 volume encyclopedia which represented the dominant strains of Enlightenment thinking - is published in France, edited by Diderot.
Swedish chemist Alex Cronstedt identifies nickel as an impurity in copper ore as a separate metallic element.
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