'The managers in distress' (John Courtenay; Charles James Fox; James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn; Edmund Burke)
4 of 14 portraits of John Courtenay
'The managers in distress' (John Courtenay; Charles James Fox; James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn; Edmund Burke)
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
soft-ground etching, published 11 April 1788
6 3/4 in. x 7 1/4 in. (170 mm x 183 mm) plate size; 7 1/2 in. x 8 in. (190 mm x 202 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1905
Reference Collection
NPG D12247
Sittersback to top
- Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Statesman; orator; author. Sitter associated with 107 portraits. Identify
- John Courtenay (1738-1816), Politician and army officer. Sitter associated with 14 portraits. Identify
- Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 313 portraits. Identify
- James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn (1762-1837), General. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Cornell (active 1780-1792). Artist or producer associated with 59 portraits.
- James Sayers (1748-1823), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 192 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Events of 1788back to top
Current affairs
Parliament begins an investigation into the slave trade, led by reformers Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce.Regency Crisis; George III's madness is announced provoking a political storm.
Former Governor-General of Bengal Warren Hastings' trial begins before the House of Lords.
Henry Benedict Stuart becomes the new Stuart claimant to the British throne.
Art and science
Artist Thomas Gainsborough dies.First edition of The Times newspaper is published in London.
Scottish engineer and inventor William Symington demonstrates the first paddle steamer on Dalswinton Loch near Dumfries.
Robert Burns writes his version of the Scots poem Auld Lang Syne.
International
Ministers of the French King, Louis XVI, reluctantly announce that the Estates General will meet the following year, for the first time since 1614.United States constitution comes into force when New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify it.
First Fleet reaches Australia, anchoring in Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip, selecting a suitable site for the first Australian penal colony, names the place Sydney Cove.
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