John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe
2 of 5 portraits by Thomas Patch
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe
by Thomas Patch
oil on canvas, circa 1761
25 3/4 in. x 20 1/2 in. (654 mm x 521 mm)
Given by Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Bt, 1884
Primary Collection
NPG 724
Artistback to top
- Thomas Patch (1725-1782), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits, Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
This portraitback to top
In the course of his European travels Roxburghe spent at least four months, from August to November 1761, in Florence, where he was painted three times by Thomas Patch. In this loosely brushed caricature, Roxburghe is seen against a distant view of Florence with the Duomo and Campanile.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 411
- Ribeiro, Aileen, The Gallery of Fashion, 2000, p. 122
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 537
Events of 1761back to top
Current affairs
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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