John Palmer; Priscilla Kemble (née Hopkins) (as Bajazet and Selima in Collier's 'Selima and Azor')
3 of 14 portraits of Priscilla Kemble (née Hopkins)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Palmer; Priscilla Kemble (née Hopkins) (as Bajazet and Selima in Collier's 'Selima and Azor')
by Walker, after John James Barralet
line engraving, published 1776
6 5/8 in. x 4 in. (168 mm x 102 mm)
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D8670
Sittersback to top
- Priscilla Kemble (née Hopkins) (1756-1845), Actress; wife of John Philip Kemble. Sitter in 14 portraits.
- John Palmer (1742 or 1743 or 1744-1798), Actor. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John James Barralet (circa 1747-1815), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Walker (active mid 18th century). Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
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Events of 1776back to top
Current affairs
Tahitian visitor to London Omai returns home with Captain James Cook on his third voyage. During his two-year stay he inspired a play and was painted by Joshua Reynolds.Member of Parliament David Hartley unsuccessfully introduces a motion to the House of Commons calling for the abolition of the slave trade.
Art and science
Edward Gibbon produces the first volume of his monumental The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.Artist John Constable is born.
Scottish economist Adam Smith analyses the nature and causes of prosperity in his magnum opus The Wealth of Nations.
International
American War of Independence: George Washington raises a new American flag on Prospect Hill, Boston. In an anonymous pamphlet entitled Common Sense, English immigrant Thomas Paine is the first to argue that the American colonies should be independent. Declaration of American Independence on 4 July.Comments back to top
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