Harriet Mackenzie (née Powell), Countess of Seaforth
8 of 16 portraits by Matthew William Peters
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Harriet Mackenzie (née Powell), Countess of Seaforth
by John Raphael Smith, published by John Boydell, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, published 23 October 1776
10 3/8 in. x 7 5/8 in. (262 mm x 195 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D4187
Sitterback to top
- Harriet Mackenzie (née Powell), Countess of Seaforth (died 1779), Actress and singer; second wife of 2nd Earl of Seaforth. Sitter in 6 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Boydell (1720-1804), Engraver and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 132 portraits, Sitter in 13 portraits.
- Matthew William Peters (1742-1814), Painter and Chaplain to the Prince Regent. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- John Raphael Smith (1752-1812), Portrait painter, engraver and pastellist. Artist or producer associated with 192 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D4186: Harriet Mackenzie (née Powell), Countess of Seaforth (from same plate)
- NPG D40621: Harriet Mackenzie (née Powell), Countess of Seaforth (from same plate)
Events of 1776back to top
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Art and science
Edward Gibbon produces the first volume of his monumental The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.Artist John Constable is born.
Scottish economist Adam Smith analyses the nature and causes of prosperity in his magnum opus The Wealth of Nations.
International
American War of Independence: George Washington raises a new American flag on Prospect Hill, Boston. In an anonymous pamphlet entitled Common Sense, English immigrant Thomas Paine is the first to argue that the American colonies should be independent. Declaration of American Independence on 4 July.Comments back to top
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