Jeanne Manon Philipon Roland de la Platière
1 portrait by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Jeanne Manon Philipon Roland de la Platière
by Charles François Gabriel Levachez, published and aquatinted by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux
etching and aquatint, published in Les Tableaux historiques de la Revolution francaise 1799
16 1/2 in. x 10 3/4 in. (420 mm x 274 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15006
Sitterback to top
- Jeanne Manon Philipon Roland de la Platière (1754-1793), French revolutionary, wife of Jean Marie Roland de la Platière. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Jean Duplessis-Bertaux (circa 1747-circa 1820). Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
- Charles François Gabriel Levachez (active 1760-1820), Printer, publisher and printmaker. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.
Events of 1799back to top
Current affairs
The Prince of Wales is reconciled with his secret wife Maria Fitzherbert.Corresponding Societies Act is passed prohibiting certain named political groups including the radical London Corresponding Society and the United Irishmen.
Art and science
The Swiss artist Henry Fuseli, resident in England since 1778, is appointed Professor of Painting at the Royal Academy.The conservative educator Hannah More publishes her Strictures on Female Education which criticised demands for women's rights while proposing an active role for them within religious and moral movements.
International
Successful defence of Acre in the Levant is led by William Sidney Smith.British expedition to Holland, led by General Ralph Abercromby, ends in evacuation after allies defeated at Battle of Bergen-op-Zoom.
Fall of the ruling Directory in France. Napoleon seizes power.
The Rosetta Stone is discovered in Egypt.
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