William Turnbull
1 portrait by Mason Chamberlin
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Turnbull
by William Skelton, after Mason Chamberlin
line engraving, circa 1790-1820
14 5/8 in. x 11 5/8 in. (372 mm x 296 mm) plate size; 15 1/4 in. x 12 in. (387 mm x 306 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1959
Reference Collection
NPG D39418
Artistsback to top
- Mason Chamberlin (1722-1787), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- William Skelton (1763-1848), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 60 portraits.
Events of 1790back to top
Current affairs
Attempts to modify the Test and Corporation Acts are defeated, despite campaigning by dissenters such as the prominent Unitarian preacher and pamphleteer, Richard Price. The Acts prevented those outside the established church from holding government or military office.Art and science
Joseph Mallord William Turner exhibits his first painting at the Royal Academy; a watercolour of The Archbishop's Palace, Lambeth.The Firth to Clyde and Oxford to Birmingham canals are begun.
International
Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France. A landmark work of opposition to the Revolution which offered a critique of the radical philosophy behind events in France; the Reflections have been read as an articulation of the foundations of modern British conservatism. George Vancouver explores the north west coast of America.Comments back to top
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