Anne Wharton (née Lee)
1 portrait by Richard Earlom
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Anne Wharton (née Lee)
by Richard Earlom, after Sir Peter Lely, published by John Boydell
mezzotint, published 1776
16 in. x 11 1/2 in. (405 mm x 293 mm) plate size; 20 1/8 in. x 16 1/2 in. (510 mm x 420 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D37544
Artistsback to top
- John Boydell (1720-1804), Engraver and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 132 portraits, Sitter in 13 portraits.
- Richard Earlom (1743-1822), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 107 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 843 portraits, Sitter in 19 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D27632: Anne Wharton (née Lee) (from same plate)
- NPG D37545: Anne Wharton (née Lee) (from same plate)
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Events of 1776back to top
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Art and science
Edward Gibbon produces the first volume of his monumental The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.Artist John Constable is born.
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International
American War of Independence: George Washington raises a new American flag on Prospect Hill, Boston. In an anonymous pamphlet entitled Common Sense, English immigrant Thomas Paine is the first to argue that the American colonies should be independent. Declaration of American Independence on 4 July.Comments back to top
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