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William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford

1 of 2 portraits by Jean Baptiste Perronneau

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William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford

by Valentine Green, printed for Robert Sayer, after Jean Baptiste Perronneau
mezzotint, published 1 August 1770
13 in. x 9 in. (330 mm x 229 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D39824

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  • Valentine Green (1739-1813), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 150 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
  • Jean Baptiste Perronneau (1715-1783), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
  • Robert Sayer (1724 or 1725-1794), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 198 portraits.

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  • NPG D5829: William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford (from same plate)

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Current affairs

Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton resigns as Prime Minister and is succeeded by Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford.

Art and science

Oliver Goldsmith publishes his poem The Deserted Village.
Philosopher and politician Edmund Burke publishes Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents discussing the limits of the King's authority.
17-year-old Thomas Chatterton, later hailed as a significant poet, commits suicide in a London garret.
Thomas Gainsborough paints his portrait of Jonathan Buttall, which later becomes known as The Blue Boy.

International

'Townshend duties' on imports into the colonies are repealed, except for the duty on tea. However, this concession is soon followed by the Boston Massacre, in which British troops fire into an unruly crowd in Boston, killing five.
Captain Cook reaches the eastern coast of Australia, at a place which he names Botany Bay. He discovers the Great Barrier Reef when HMS Endeavour runs onto it. Cook claims New South Wales for the British.

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