Antoine Louis Claude Destutt, comte de Tracy
1 of 3 portraits by Charles Toussaint Labadye
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Antoine Louis Claude Destutt, comte de Tracy
by André Louis Victor Texier, after Charles Toussaint Labadye
line engraving, circa 1761-1790
8 1/2 in. x 5 3/8 in. (217 mm x 135 mm) plate size; 11 1/4 in. x 8 3/8 in. (287 mm x 214 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15786
Sitterback to top
- Antoine Louis Claude Destutt, comte de Tracy (1754-1836), French statesman. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- Charles Toussaint Labadye (active 1761-1790). Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- André Louis Victor Texier (1777-1864). Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Events of 1761back to top
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George, Prince of Wales marries Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz at St James' Palace. He is crowned George III two weeks later.Buckingham House, on the site of present-day Buckingham Palace, is purchased for the royal family.
Bridgewater canal, engineered by James Brindley, opens as Britain's first canal.
Art and science
Establishment of Matthew Boulton's toy factory, the Soho Manufactory, near Birmingham; considered the first modern factory in Britain.Allan Ramsay becomes Painter to the King.
International
Seven Years' War: General Sir Eyre Coote captures Pondicherry from the French in India. A combined Prussian-Hanoverian-British force led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats a large French army at the Battle of Villinghausen. France and Spain sign the Pacte de Famille forming an alliance against Britain. Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder fails to garner support to declare war on Spain.Comments back to top
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