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François Joseph Talma

10 of 10 portraits by John Philip Davis ('Pope' Davis)

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François Joseph Talma

by Henry Meyer, published by James Asperne, after John Philip Davis ('Pope' Davis)
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1818
8 1/4 in. x 5 1/8 in. (208 mm x 129 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D16031

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  • James Asperne (1757-1820), Bookseller and proprietor of the 'European Magazine'. Artist or producer associated with 44 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • John Philip Davis ('Pope' Davis) (1784-1862), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
  • Henry Meyer (1782?-1847), Portrait painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 282 portraits.

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Current affairs

Death of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's Queen since 1761.
Official enquiry initiated into Queen Caroline's conduct abroad.

Art and science

Mary Shelley anonymously publishes her masterpiece Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus which reflects growing concern about the role of morality in science.
Lord Byron completes his romance Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage, whose gloomy, dissolute hero was probably based on the writer himself.

International

Stamford Raffles acquires authorisation to construct a fort at Singapore marking the beginning of its development as a centre of East-West trade.
Congress of European Alliance at Aix-La-Chapelle. Lord Castlereagh plays a central role in establishing a pan-Europe peace settlement to bring a chastened France back into the world of political respectability.

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