Henry Bilson Legge
1 portrait by Carington Bowles
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Henry Bilson Legge
published by John Bowles, published by Carington Bowles, after William Hoare
mezzotint, 1754 or after (circa 1754)
13 7/8 in. x 10 in. (354 mm x 255 mm) plate size; 18 3/4 in. x 11 3/4 in. (476 mm x 300 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D37258
Sitterback to top
- Henry Bilson Legge (1708-1764), Whig politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Carington Bowles (1724-1793), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 100 portraits.
- John Bowles (1701?-1779), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 118 portraits.
- William Hoare (1707-1792), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 74 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
Events of 1754back to top
Current affairs
Death of the Prime Minister Henry Pelham. He is succeeded by his brother Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle.General election increases the Whig party's majority
Art and science
Scottish chemist Joseph Black identifies carbon dioxide.Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (Society of Arts) is established in London.
Designer and cabinet-maker Thomas Chippendale publishes his first catalogue of furniture.
Philosopher David Hume's expansive and best-selling six-volume History of Great Britain begins publication.
International
Albany Congress: the British colonies negotiate with the native-American Iroquois in the face of the French threat in the Ohio valley. Benjamin Franklin proposes that the colonies should unite to form a colonial government. The pro-union woodcut he publishes of a snake cut into eight pieces, entitled 'Join or Die', becomes America's first political cartoon.George Washington kills ten French troops at Fort Duquesne.
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