(Margaret) Georgiana Spencer (née Poyntz), Countess Spencer
1 portrait by Thomas Watson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
(Margaret) Georgiana Spencer (née Poyntz), Countess Spencer
by Thomas Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1772
13 5/8 in. x 10 5/8 in. (347 mm x 271 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D9191
Sitterback to top
- (Margaret) Georgiana Spencer (née Poyntz), Countess Spencer (1737-1814), Philanthropist. Sitter in 7 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1425 portraits, Sitter associated with 40 portraits.
- Thomas Watson (1750-1781), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 58 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D4279: (Margaret) Georgiana Spencer (née Poyntz), Countess Spencer (from same plate)
Events of 1772back to top
Current affairs
Somersett's Case: William Murrary, 1st Earl of Mansfield, the Lord Chief Justice, rules that slaves could not be taken out of their country against their will after the case of American slave John Somersett is brought before him.Royal Marriages Act requires the monarch's consent for the marriage of all members of the royal family.
Art and science
Chemist Daniel Rutherford demonstrates his method for isolating nitrogen from other gases.Inventor James Watt produces the first micrometer to simply and accurately measure small distances. It is to prove crucial in the development of early machinery.
Britain's first trunk canal, the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, opens for business.
International
Swiss pastor Johann Kaspar Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy revive the study of character through outward appearance.Captain James Cook sets off, aboard HMS Resolution, on his second Pacific voyage.
First partition of Poland marks the start of Poland's disappearance as an independent state.
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