Anna Maria (née Lewis), Countess of Tollemache
1 portrait by John Jones
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Anna Maria (née Lewis), Countess of Tollemache
by and published by John Jones, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 4 March 1786 (1773)
24 in. x 14 7/8 in. (610 mm x 377 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1958
Reference Collection
NPG D36058
Sitterback to top
- Anna Maria (née Lewis), Countess of Tollemache (1745-1804), Wife of 6th Earl of Tollemache. Sitter associated with 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Jones (circa 1745-1797), Engraver and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 93 portraits.
- 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.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (63 Great Portland Street, Marylebone, London)
Events of 1786back to top
Current affairs
Philosopher and politician Edmund Burke instigates impeachment proceedings against Warren Hastings, former Governor-General of Bengal after concerns about the moral standards of the British in India are raised.Prime Minister William Pitt appoints commissioners for the reduction of the national debt and establishes a sinking fund of £1 million a year.
Government approves the establishment of a penal colony at Botany Bay.
Art and science
Robert Burns publishes Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect bringing him immediate success across the country.Engraver and publisher John Boydell initiates plans for his Shakespeare Gallery in an effort to establish a school of British history painting.
Merchant David Dale establishes New Lanark in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, as a model cotton milling community.
International
General Charles Cornwallis succeeds Warren Hastings as Governor-General in India.Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Marriage of Figaro premieres in Vienna.
Francisco Goya is appointed court painter to the Spanish king Charles III.
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