Charlotte (née Hill), Countess Talbot
3 of 3 portraits of Charlotte (née Hill), Countess Talbot
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charlotte (née Hill), Countess Talbot
by Granger, published by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after Stewart, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 20 March 1805
13 1/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (334 mm x 252 mm) plate size; 19 1/4 in. x 11 7/8 in. (489 mm x 301 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1952
Reference Collection
NPG D40808
Sitterback to top
- Charlotte (née Hill), Countess Talbot (1754-1804), Third daughter of 1st Marquess of Downshire; wife of Earl Talbot. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Granger. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
- Silvester (Sylvester) Harding (1745-1809), Artist; publisher. Artist or producer associated with 221 portraits.
- 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.
- Stewart (active 1805), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Events of 1805back to top
Current affairs
Nelson's state funeral is held at St Paul's. An occasion for an outpouring of national grief and patriotism, the grand ceremony built on the cult of Nelson which had emerged in the years before his death.Art and science
Mary Tighe publishes Pysche or the Legend of Love, a romantic allegory in the fashionable medieval revival style, admired by both Keats and Shelley.The 'poems of Ossian' are officially declared a fake and a great literary scandal ends as Scottish poet James Macpherson is exposed as the forger of the third century bard's epic works.
International
Battle of Trafalgar. Napoleon's ultimate plan to invade England from Boulogne with 100,000 men is thwarted by superior British naval power. Nelson dies in the closing moments of battle having been wounded by a French sniper, but survives long enough to learn that a decisive victory has been won.Comments back to top
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