Sir Anthony van Dyck
27 of 30 portraits of Sir Anthony van Dyck
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Anthony van Dyck
by Joseph Thornthwaite, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1794
3 1/8 in. x 2 3/8 in. (78 mm x 59 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D28267
Sitterback to top
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Sitter associated with 30 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Joseph Thornthwaite (about 1754-1798), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 34 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Events of 1794back to top
Current affairs
Treason Trials against John Horne Tooke, Thomas Hardy and John Thelwall take place amidst fears of domestic revolution. Their acquittal marks the most dramatic victory of the cause.Leader of the Opposition, Charles James Fox's Libel Bill secures the landmark right of trial by jury for the accused.
Thomas Muir and the four other Scottish Martyrs who campaigned for parliamentary reform were transported to Australia for sedition.
Art and science
Edward Jenner discovers the smallpox inoculation after realising that those who worked with cattle and caught cowpox developed immunity.Drury Lane Theatre re-opens under the management of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. In competition with the Covent Garden Theatre it featured a new pit and boxes designed by architect Henry Holland.
International
Maximilien Robespierre, member of the French dictatorial Committee of Public Safety is arrested and executed as part of a conspiracy by enemies who disliked his anti-extremist stance and zeal for social reform.Campaign in the Low Countries under the Duke of York. Allies are defeated and French reoccupy Brussels. British troops retreat to Holland.
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