Queen Elizabeth appointing her Successor (Queen Elizabeth I)
1 portrait by James Neagle
Queen Elizabeth appointing her Successor (Queen Elizabeth I)
by James Neagle, published by Robert Bowyer, after Robert Smirke
line engraving, published 1796
17 7/8 in. x 12 3/8 in. (455 mm x 315 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D31839
Sitterback to top
- Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Reigned 1558-1603. Sitter associated with 138 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Robert Bowyer (1758-1834), Miniature painter and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 47 portraits.
- James Neagle (1765-1822), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 15 portraits.
- Robert Smirke (1753-1845), Painter and illustrator. Artist or producer associated with 24 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
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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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