Elizabeth Kerr (née Fortescue), Marchioness of Lothian

1 portrait by Jonathan Spilsbury

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Elizabeth Kerr (née Fortescue), Marchioness of Lothian

by Jonathan Spilsbury, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 10 April 1770 (circa 1769)
14 1/8 in. x 11 in. (360 mm x 278 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1958
Reference Collection
NPG D37445

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Artistsback to top

  • Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1425 portraits, Sitter associated with 40 portraits.
  • Jonathan Spilsbury (baptised 1737-1812), Printmaker and portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 52 portraits.

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  • NPG D37447: Elizabeth Kerr (née Fortescue), Marchioness of Lothian (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D37446: Elizabeth Kerr (née Fortescue), Marchioness of Lothian (based on same portrait)

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Events of 1770back to top

Current affairs

Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton resigns as Prime Minister and is succeeded by Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford.

Art and science

Oliver Goldsmith publishes his poem The Deserted Village.
Philosopher and politician Edmund Burke publishes Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents discussing the limits of the King's authority.
17-year-old Thomas Chatterton, later hailed as a significant poet, commits suicide in a London garret.
Thomas Gainsborough paints his portrait of Jonathan Buttall, which later becomes known as The Blue Boy.

International

'Townshend duties' on imports into the colonies are repealed, except for the duty on tea. However, this concession is soon followed by the Boston Massacre, in which British troops fire into an unruly crowd in Boston, killing five.
Captain Cook reaches the eastern coast of Australia, at a place which he names Botany Bay. He discovers the Great Barrier Reef when HMS Endeavour runs onto it. Cook claims New South Wales for the British.

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