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Richard Mead

by William Say, after Arthur Pond
mezzotint, (1743)
7 3/8 in. x 6 1/4 in. (188 mm x 158 mm) paper size
Given by Mrs Masterman, 1963
Reference Collection
NPG D11368

Sitterback to top

  • Richard Mead (1673-1754), Physician. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Arthur Pond (1701-1758), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 34 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
  • William Say (1768-1834), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 261 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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.

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