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Sir Thomas Bernard, 2nd Bt
1 of 6 portraits of Sir Thomas Bernard, 2nd Bt
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Sir Thomas Bernard, 2nd Bt
by William Ward, after John Opie
mezzotint, (1804)
20 in. x 14 in. (507 mm x 355 mm) plate size; 22 3/4 in. x 16 1/2 in. (578 mm x 420 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D31718
Artistsback to top
- John Opie (1761-1807), Portrait and history painter. Artist or producer associated with 151 portraits, Sitter in 13 portraits.
- William Ward (1766-1826), Engraver; father of William James Ward. Artist or producer associated with 170 portraits.
Events of 1804back to top
Current affairs
William Pitt returns to office and forms a second coalition administration, retaining many of those who had served under his predecessor Henry Addington but specifically excluding his arch rival Charles James Fox .Art and science
William Blake starts writing Jerusalem. One of his most ambitious allegorical poems, it took nearly eight years to complete.Amidst infighting about submissions to the annual exhibition, attempts are made to unseat painter Benjamin West as President of the Royal Academy and elect architect James Wyatt instead.
International
Napoleon declares himself Emperor of France and is crowned as Napoleon I by Pope Pius VII in Paris.Haiti achieves independence led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, the patriot and martyr who had seized control from the French in 1801. He becomes a symbolic figure of freedom for the British anti-slavery movement.
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