Matthew Boulton
1 portrait of Matthew Boulton
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Matthew Boulton
by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
mezzotint, published 1 March 1796
13 1/4 in. x 10 1/8 in. (335 mm x 256 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D18720
Sitterback to top
- Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), Industrialist and entrepreneur. Sitter in 14 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Carl Fredrik von Breda (1759-1818), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 12 portraits.
- Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), Mezzotint engraver and painter. Artist or producer associated with 639 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
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Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (6 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London)
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Events of 1796back to top
Current affairs
Birth of Princess Charlotte, only child of George, Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline whose marriage soon quickly and publicly degenerates.Art and science
Fanny Burney publishes Camilla, one of several influential novels exploring social misunderstanding and the fashionable mode of sensibility.Architect William Chambers completes the building of Somerset House.
Collector William Beckford, the richest man in England, begins construction of his gothic fantasy Fonthill Abbey.
International
Napoleon Bonaparte assumes command of the French armies in Italy and defeats the Austrians at Millesimo and the Piedmontese at Mondovi.Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, arrives in India as a colonel.
John Adams is elected President of the United States, defeating Thomas Jefferson by three votes.
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