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Janet (née Wedderburn), Lady Erskine

1 of 2 portraits by John Johnson

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Janet (née Wedderburn), Lady Erskine

by John Johnson, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
13 7/8 in. x 10 in. (354 mm x 253 mm) plate size; 14 7/8 in. x 11 in. (378 mm x 278 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D1864

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Artistsback to top

  • John Johnson (1777-1848), Printer. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
  • Allan Ramsay (1713-1784), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 120 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

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  • NPG D1865: Janet (née Wedderburn), Lady Erskine (from same plate)

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Current affairs

British Museum opens to the public at Montagu House, based on the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are created.
David Garrick writes Heart of Oak, the official march of the Royal Navy, to celebrate a year of British victories.

Art and science

First volume of Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy is published.
Artist Thomas Gainsborough moves to Bath.
A Journey Through Europe; or, A Play of Geography, the earliest British board game, is produced and sold.
Clockmaker John Harrison produces his 'No. 1 sea watch', the first successful marine chronometer.

International

Seven Years' War: British commander General James Wolfe is victorious at the Battle of Quebec and takes Quebec city, but dies in the engagement. At the Battle of Quiberon Bay, off the coast of Brittany, the British fleet are victorious over the French.
Portuguese expel the Jesuits from Brazil, beginning a widespread reaction against the order in Catholic Europe.

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