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Michael Drayton

13 of 13 portraits by William Hole (Holle)

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Michael Drayton

published by William Richardson, after William Hole (Holle)
line engraving, published 1 September 1796
8 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in. (221 mm x 166 mm) plate size; 11 7/8 in. x 9 3/4 in. (302 mm x 248 mm) paper size
Given by John Henry Hutton, 1964
Reference Collection
NPG D35393

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  • William Hole (Holle) (before 1600-1624), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 13 portraits.
  • William Richardson (active 1777-1814), Bookseller, printseller and auctioneer. Artist or producer associated with 400 portraits.

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Current affairs

Birth of Princess Charlotte, only child of George, Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline whose marriage soon quickly and publicly degenerates.

Art and science

Fanny Burney publishes Camilla, one of several influential novels exploring social misunderstanding and the fashionable mode of sensibility.
Architect William Chambers completes the building of Somerset House.
Collector William Beckford, the richest man in England, begins construction of his gothic fantasy Fonthill Abbey.

International

Napoleon Bonaparte assumes command of the French armies in Italy and defeats the Austrians at Millesimo and the Piedmontese at Mondovi.
Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, arrives in India as a colonel.
John Adams is elected President of the United States, defeating Thomas Jefferson by three votes.

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