Henry Redhead Yorke
1 portrait by James Ward
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry Redhead Yorke
by James Ward, published by and after William Hay
mezzotint, published 21 July 1796
11 1/2 in. x 8 3/4 in. (291 mm x 222 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1963
Reference Collection
NPG D4949
Artistsback to top
- William Hay (active 1776-1797), Portrait painter, minaturist and landscapist. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
- James Ward (1769-1859), Engraver and painter of animals. Artist or producer associated with 40 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (68 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, London)
Events of 1796back to top
Current affairs
Birth of Princess Charlotte, only child of George, Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline whose marriage soon quickly and publicly degenerates.Art and science
Fanny Burney publishes Camilla, one of several influential novels exploring social misunderstanding and the fashionable mode of sensibility.Architect William Chambers completes the building of Somerset House.
Collector William Beckford, the richest man in England, begins construction of his gothic fantasy Fonthill Abbey.
International
Napoleon Bonaparte assumes command of the French armies in Italy and defeats the Austrians at Millesimo and the Piedmontese at Mondovi.Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, arrives in India as a colonel.
John Adams is elected President of the United States, defeating Thomas Jefferson by three votes.
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