George Wheatley
1 portrait by John Westbrooke Chandler
© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Wheatley
by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Westbrooke Chandler
mezzotint, published 19 January 1796
14 in. x 10 3/8 in. (355 mm x 264 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D37550
Artistsback to top
- John Westbrooke Chandler (1763?-1807), Portrait and landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
- Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), Mezzotint engraver and painter. Artist or producer associated with 639 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (6 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London)
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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