Harriet Bouverie (née Fawkener, later Lady Robert Spencer); Edward Bouverie
5 of 9 portraits by Butler Clowes
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Harriet Bouverie (née Fawkener, later Lady Robert Spencer); Edward Bouverie
sold by James Watson, sold by Butler Clowes, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 30 September 1770 (1767-1769)
18 7/8 in. x 20 7/8 in. (480 mm x 529 mm) plate size; 19 5/8 in. x 22 3/8 in. (500 mm x 568 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D42055
Sittersback to top
- Edward Bouverie (1767-1858), Art collector. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Harriet Bouverie (née Fawkener, later Lady Robert Spencer) (1750-1846), Former wife of Edward Bouverie, and later wife of Lord Robert Spencer. Sitter in 7 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Butler Clowes (died 1782), Engraver and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- 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.
- James Watson (circa 1740-1790), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 193 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D42054: Harriet Bouverie (née Fawkener, later Lady Robert Spencer); Edward Bouverie (from same plate)
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (18 Gutter Lane, Cheapside, London)
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Queen Ann Street, near Titchfield Street, Oxford Road, London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1770back to top
Current affairs
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton resigns as Prime Minister and is succeeded by Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford.Art and science
Oliver Goldsmith publishes his poem The Deserted Village.Philosopher and politician Edmund Burke publishes Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents discussing the limits of the King's authority.
17-year-old Thomas Chatterton, later hailed as a significant poet, commits suicide in a London garret.
Thomas Gainsborough paints his portrait of Jonathan Buttall, which later becomes known as The Blue Boy.
International
'Townshend duties' on imports into the colonies are repealed, except for the duty on tea. However, this concession is soon followed by the Boston Massacre, in which British troops fire into an unruly crowd in Boston, killing five.Captain Cook reaches the eastern coast of Australia, at a place which he names Botany Bay. He discovers the Great Barrier Reef when HMS Endeavour runs onto it. Cook claims New South Wales for the British.
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