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A Lady and her Children
10 of 16 portraits by Daniel Gardner
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A Lady and her Children
by and published by Thomas Watson, after Daniel Gardner
mezzotint, published 1778
15 7/8 in. x 20 5/8 in. (403 mm x 525 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D39322
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- Lady Harriet Cockerell (née Rushout) (died 1851), Wife of Sir Charles Cockerell of Sezincot; daughter of 1st Earl Northwick. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Rebecca Rushout (née Bowles), Lady Northwick (1740-1818), Wife of 1st Baron Northwick. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (1770-1859), Art collector and connoisseur. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Anne Rushout (circa 1768-1849), Watercolorist; eldest daughter of 1st Earl Northwick. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
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.
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Events of 1778back to top
Current affairs
Catholic Relief Act is the first to provide a measure of catholic emancipation, modifying the penal laws that effectively prevented Catholics from holding public office. The reform is encouraged by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Mansfield, who had balked at various prosecutions under the statutes now repealed.Art and science
Francis D'Arblay, writing as Fanny Burney, publishes her novel Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World, in which she satirises contemporary society.Engineer Joseph Bramah invents a type of flush toilet, replacing the usual slide valve with a hinged flap that seals the bottom of the bowl.
International
American War of Independence: France, joining the American colonies in their fight against Britain, sends a large fleet across the Atlantic. The British rapidly abandon Philadelphia. The American naval hero John Paul Jones makes successful raids around the coasts of Britain.James Cook's third Pacific voyage, aboard the ships HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery, first views Oahu then Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands, which Cook names the Sandwich Islands.
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