John Playfair
6 of 9 portraits of John Playfair
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Playfair
by R. Cooper, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after Sir Henry Raeburn
stipple engraving, published 1 April 1816
15 1/4 in. x 12 5/8 in. (388 mm x 320 mm) plate size; 19 5/8 in. x 13 1/2 in. (499 mm x 342 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D40267
Artistsback to top
- T. Cadell & W. Davies (active 1795-1817), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 236 portraits.
- R. Cooper (active 1825). Artist or producer associated with 57 portraits.
- Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 75 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D5531: John Playfair (from same plate)
- NPG D40266: John Playfair (from same plate)
Events of 1816back to top
Current affairs
Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.
Art and science
Jane Austen publishes Emma.Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.
International
British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.
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