Lady Charlotte Finch (née Fermor)
2 of 4 portraits by John Robinson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Lady Charlotte Finch (née Fermor)
by and sold by John Faber Jr, after John Robinson
mezzotint, mid 1740s-mid 1750s
12 3/4 in. x 8 7/8 in. (324 mm x 227 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D1949
Sitterback to top
- Lady Charlotte Finch (née Fermor) (1725-1813), Governess to children of George III. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Faber Jr (circa 1695-1756), Engraver and portrait and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 818 portraits.
- John Robinson (1715-1745), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street, London)
Events of 1743back to top
Current affairs
Henry Pelham becomes Prime Minister, following the death of Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington.Last wolf in the British Isles is reputedly killed in Scotland.
Second Gin Act further attempts to deal with the widespread abuse of gin.
Art and science
Portrait-painter Michael Dahl dies.Physician and cartographer Christopher Packe produces the first geological map of south-east England.
Final edition of Alexander Pope's literary satire The Dunciad is published.
International
War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen is fought in Bavaria. King George II leads the troops to victory over the French; the last time a British monarch participates in a battle. George Frideric Handel writes the oratorio Dettingen Te Deum in celebration. Treaty of Worms signed between Great Britain, Austria and Sardinia. France and Spain form the Alliance of Fontainebleau with the aim of recapturing Gibraltar from Britain.Comments back to top
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