George Frederick Cooke as Sir Archy MacSarcasm in 'Love à la Mode' by Charles Macklin

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George Frederick Cooke as Sir Archy MacSarcasm in 'Love à la Mode' by Charles Macklin

by Richard Woodman, published by John Cawthorn, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple engraving, published 1808 (1806)
18 3/4 in. x 12 1/2 in. (477 mm x 317 mm) plate size; 20 7/8 in. x 14 5/8 in. (529 mm x 370 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D34092

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  • John Cawthorn (active 1806-1819), Bookseller. Artist or producer associated with 19 portraits.
  • Samuel De Wilde (baptised 1751-1832), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 92 portraits.
  • Richard Woodman (1784-1859), Engraver and portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 30 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D34091: George Frederick Cooke as Sir Archy MacSarcasm in 'Love à la Mode' by Charles Macklin (from same plate)
  • NPG D34093: George Frederick Cooke as Sir Pertinax MacSycophant in Charles Macklin's 'Man of the World' (from same plate)
  • NPG D34094: George Frederick Cooke as Sir Pertinax MacSycophant in Charles Macklin's 'Man of the World' (from same plate)

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Current affairs

The 'Mary Anne Clarke affair' erupts in which Clarke, mistress of Frederick, Duke of York, was said to have used her influence with him to run a military promotions racket. Championed by radical government opponents, it ends in the Duke's resignation as Commander-in-Chief of the army.

Art and science

Sculptor John Flaxman begins Nelson memorial for St Paul's.
Richard Trevithick demonstrates model railway travelling at 12 mph.

International

After taking Portugal, Napoleon invades Spain, deposes the Spanish Bourbon monarchy and appoints his brother Joseph as the new King. The
Peninsular War then begins under Sir John Moore and Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, aiming to protect Portugal and exploit Iberian hatred of French tyranny.

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