Sir John Brockett
1 portrait by George Barret
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir John Brockett
by G. Barrett, published by John Paul Manson, after Anthonis Mor (Antonio Moro)
etching, published 16 March 1798
11 1/8 in. x 9 1/4 in. (282 mm x 236 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D32161
Sitterback to top
- Sir John Brockett (circa 1511-1558), Spanish merchant and politician; MP for Oxford. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- G. Barrett (active 1796), Engraver and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 13 portraits.
- John Paul Manson (active 1786-1824), Book and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
- Anthonis Mor (Antonio Moro) (1516-1575 or 1576), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (6 Pall Mall, London)
- Place portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Hertfordshire (Brockett Hall, Hatfield, Hertfordshire)
Events of 1798back to top
Current affairs
To meet war costs, William Pitt introduces a Finance Bill which levies income tax for the first time.Art and science
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge publish Lyrical Ballads; a key publication for the romantic movement in poetry. Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner opens the volume.Publisher and printseller Rudolph Ackermann establishes his popular 'Repository of the Arts' shop, gallery, library and social centre on the Strand.
International
Uprising of the United Irishmen: a republican rebellion which attempted to achieve Ireland's total independence by force with the aid of a French invasion. It was only narrowly defeated.Battle of the Nile. Napoleon's visionary Egyptian campaign offers British first major victory as Nelson destroys the French fleet.
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