'The repeal of the test act a vision'
7 of 28 portraits of Joseph Priestley
'The repeal of the test act a vision'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 16 February 1790
19 7/8 in. x 13 7/8 in. (504 mm x 354 mm) plate size; 20 3/8 in. x 14 1/2 in. (518 mm x 367 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1905
Reference Collection
NPG D12254
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.
Sittersback to top
- Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 313 portraits. Identify
- Andrew Kippis (1725-1795), Nonconformist divine and biographer. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Theophilus Lindsey (1723-1808), Unitarian minister and theologian. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Thomas Paine (1737-1809), Author of 'The Rights of Man'. Sitter in 12 portraits. Identify
- Richard Price (1723-1791), Nonconformist minister and political writer. Sitter in 8 portraits. Identify
- Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), Theologian and scientist. Sitter in 28 portraits. Identify
- Abraham Rees (1743-1825), Encyclopaedist. Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
- Sir Henry Hoghton, 6th Bt (1728-1795), Dissenter. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753-1816), Scientist and politician; MP for Wycombe. Sitter associated with 46 portraits. Identify
- Richard Watson (1737-1816), Cleric and chemist. Sitter associated with 10 portraits. Identify
Events of 1790back to top
Current affairs
Attempts to modify the Test and Corporation Acts are defeated, despite campaigning by dissenters such as the prominent Unitarian preacher and pamphleteer, Richard Price. The Acts prevented those outside the established church from holding government or military office.Art and science
Joseph Mallord William Turner exhibits his first painting at the Royal Academy; a watercolour of The Archbishop's Palace, Lambeth.The Firth to Clyde and Oxford to Birmingham canals are begun.
International
Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France. A landmark work of opposition to the Revolution which offered a critique of the radical philosophy behind events in France; the Reflections have been read as an articulation of the foundations of modern British conservatism. George Vancouver explores the north west coast of America.Comments back to top
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