John Tradescant the Elder and John Tradescant the Younger
1 portrait of John Tradescant the Elder
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Tradescant the Elder and John Tradescant the Younger
possibly by John Thomas Smith
etching, published 1793
8 7/8 in. x 6 7/8 in. (226 mm x 174 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D28374
Sittersback to top
- John Tradescant the Elder (circa 1570-1638), Traveller, naturalist and gardener. Sitter in 8 portraits.
- John Tradescant the Younger (1608-1662), Gardener and collector. Sitter in 7 portraits.
Artistback to top
- John Thomas Smith (1766-1833), Draughtsman and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 37 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Placesback to top
- Place portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (St Mary at Lambeth Church, Lambeth Road, London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1793back to top
Current affairs
Whig MP Charles Grey enters a motion for parliamentary reform but is defeated in the House of Commons.Art and science
Radical philosopher William Godwin publishes Political Justice, an inflamatory document that promoted rational anarchism. This crystallised a wider feeling that a new era of world peace and progress was beginning.Sir William Beechey is appointed Portrait Painter to her Majesty, Queen Charlotte.
International
Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette are executed and the Reign of Terror begins.France declares war on Britain, Holland and then Spain. William Pitt addresses the House of Commons and Britain hesitantly joins the first coalition of anti-revolutionary European states to oppose the French threat.
Attack on Corsica in which Captain Horatio Nelson loses an eye.
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