Whitshed Keene
1 of 2 portraits of Whitshed Keene
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Whitshed Keene
by and published by Charles Picart, after James Northcote
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1816
12 7/8 in. x 10 1/2 in. (328 mm x 266 mm) plate size; 15 7/8 in. x 12 3/4 in. (404 mm x 324 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D36767
Sitterback to top
- Whitshed Keene (circa 1731-1822), Surveyor General and politician; MP for Montgomery. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- James Northcote (1746-1831), Painter; pupil and biographer of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Artist or producer associated with 106 portraits, Sitter associated with 23 portraits.
- Charles Picart (circa 1780-circa 1837), Engraver, draughtsman and painter. Artist or producer associated with 119 portraits.
Events of 1816back to top
Current affairs
Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.
Art and science
Jane Austen publishes Emma.Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.
International
British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.
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