'The Bulstrode siren' (William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland; Elizabeth Billington (née Weichsel))

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'The Bulstrode siren' (William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland; Elizabeth Billington (née Weichsel))

published by John Miller, published by William Blackwood, after James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published 1818 (1803)
11 5/8 in. x 8 5/8 in. (296 mm x 218 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D34317

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  • William Blackwood (1776-1834), Bookseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
  • James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 887 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
  • John Miller (active 1818-1834), Print publisher. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.

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  • NPG D34318: 'The Bulstrode siren' (William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland; Elizabeth Billington (née Weichsel)) (from same plate)

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Current affairs

Death of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's Queen since 1761.
Official enquiry initiated into Queen Caroline's conduct abroad.

Art and science

Mary Shelley anonymously publishes her masterpiece Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus which reflects growing concern about the role of morality in science.
Lord Byron completes his romance Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage, whose gloomy, dissolute hero was probably based on the writer himself.

International

Stamford Raffles acquires authorisation to construct a fort at Singapore marking the beginning of its development as a centre of East-West trade.
Congress of European Alliance at Aix-La-Chapelle. Lord Castlereagh plays a central role in establishing a pan-Europe peace settlement to bring a chastened France back into the world of political respectability.

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