William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
44 of 45 portraits of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
by John Samuel Agar, after William Hilton, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1818
15 in. x 10 1/2 in. (381 mm x 267 mm) plate size; 17 1/4 in. x 11 5/8 in. (438 mm x 294 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D32416
Sitterback to top
- William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520 or 1521-1598), Lord High Treasurer. Sitter associated with 45 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Samuel Agar (1773-1858), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 49 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- William Hilton (1786-1839), History painter. Artist or producer associated with 61 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6577 portraits.
Events of 1818back to top
Current affairs
Death of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's Queen since 1761.Official enquiry initiated into Queen Caroline's conduct abroad.
Art and science
Mary Shelley anonymously publishes her masterpiece Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus which reflects growing concern about the role of morality in science.Lord Byron completes his romance Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage, whose gloomy, dissolute hero was probably based on the writer himself.
International
Stamford Raffles acquires authorisation to construct a fort at Singapore marking the beginning of its development as a centre of East-West trade.Congress of European Alliance at Aix-La-Chapelle. Lord Castlereagh plays a central role in establishing a pan-Europe peace settlement to bring a chastened France back into the world of political respectability.
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