Farinelli Cuzzoni and Senesino (Gaetano Berenstadt; Francesca Cuzzoni; Francesco Bernardi ('Senesino') and an unknown sitter)

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Farinelli Cuzzoni and Senesino (Gaetano Berenstadt; Francesca Cuzzoni; Francesco Bernardi ('Senesino') and an unknown sitter)

by Inigo Barlow, after Unknown artist
etching and line engraving, circa 1798 (1723 or after)
4 in. x 5 1/2 in. (102 mm x 140 mm) plate size; 5 1/8 in. x 5 7/8 in. (130 mm x 148 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D13888

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  • Inigo Barlow (active late 18th century), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
  • Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.

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  • Perry, Gill (introduction) Roach, Joseph (appreciation) and West, Shearer (appreciation), The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons, 2011 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 20 October 2011 to 8 January 2012), p. 81

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Current affairs

To meet war costs, William Pitt introduces a Finance Bill which levies income tax for the first time.

Art and science

William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge publish Lyrical Ballads; a key publication for the romantic movement in poetry. Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner opens the volume.
Publisher and printseller Rudolph Ackermann establishes his popular 'Repository of the Arts' shop, gallery, library and social centre on the Strand.

International

Uprising of the United Irishmen: a republican rebellion which attempted to achieve Ireland's total independence by force with the aid of a French invasion. It was only narrowly defeated.
Battle of the Nile. Napoleon's visionary Egyptian campaign offers British first major victory as Nelson destroys the French fleet.

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