10 OF 18 
Samuel Foote
10 of 18 portraits by William Wynne Ryland
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Samuel Foote
by Thomas Blackmore, published by William Wynne Ryland, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 4 June 1771 (1767)
17 7/8 in. x 12 7/8 in. (453 mm x 327 mm) plate size; 20 3/8 in. x 15 in. (516 mm x 381 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D37708
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Blackmore (circa 1740-circa 1780). Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1425 portraits, Sitter associated with 40 portraits.
- William Wynne Ryland (baptised 1733-1783), Engraver and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1771back to top
Current affairs
Artist Benjamin West exhibits his celebrated modern history painting The Death of Wolfe at the Royal Academy, commemorating the death of General James Wolfe at the 1759 Battle of Quebec during the Seven Years' War. The painting creates a sensation and George III commissions a copy.Reporting of parliamentary debates is permitted.
Art and science
Richard Arkwright begins to develop cotton mills at Cromford in the Derwent Valley, Derbyshire; one of the earliest factory complexes.Botanist James Robertson makes the first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis.
Encyclopedia Britannica is completed with 2,931 pages.
First recorded cricket match is played in Horsham, West Sussex.
International
First voyage of James Cook ends. HMS Endeavour anchors in the port of Deal, Kent following its three-year global circumnavigation.Spain cedes the Falkland Islands to Britain.
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