Sir William Meredith, 3rd Bt
1 portrait by Thomas Watson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir William Meredith, 3rd Bt
by Thomas Watson, after Daniel Gardner
mezzotint, published 10 June 1773
14 7/8 in. x 11 in. (379 mm x 279 mm) plate size; 16 in. x 12 3/8 in. (405 mm x 314 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1952
Reference Collection
NPG D38373
Sitterback to top
- Sir William Meredith, 3rd Bt (baptised 1724-1790), Politician; Comptroller of the Household. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- Daniel Gardner (circa 1750-1805), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Thomas Watson (1750-1781), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 58 portraits.
Events of 1773back to top
Current affairs
Tea Act grants the struggling East India Company a monopoly on the North American tea trade.Brokers who meet to do business in Jonathan's coffee house in Threadneedle Street, London decide to call themselves the Stock Exchange.
General Turnpike Act regulates the system of road tolls.
Art and science
Samuel Johnson and James Boswell undertake a journey together to the western islands of Scotland.Oliver Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer debuts in London's Covent Garden Theatre.
International
Captain James Cook becomes the first European explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle.Boston Tea Party demonstrates opposition in the colonies to the import duty on tea. Some fifty colonists, disguised as Indians, tip a valuable cargo of tea into Boston harbour as a protest against the British tax.
Responding to pressure from the Catholic monarchs of Europe, Clement XIV abolishes the Jesuit Order.
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