'Marlborough Theatricals'
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- set matching 'Madame D'Arblay Diary, 1778-1840 (vol 2, part 3)'
'Marlborough Theatricals'
by and published by John Jones, published by and after James Roberts
mezzotint, published 8 December 1788
18 1/8 in. x 14 1/8 in. (461 mm x 358 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D14918
Sittersback to top
- Lady Caroline Agar-Ellis (née Spencer), Viscountess Clifden (1763-1813), Wife of 2nd Viscount Clifden; daughter of 4th Duke of Marlborough. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1764-1839), Writer on opera. Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
- Lord William Russell (1767-1840), Whig politician; MP for Surrey and Tavistock; brother of 5th and 6th Dukes of Bedford. Sitter associated with 4 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- John Jones (circa 1745-1797), Engraver and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 93 portraits.
- James Roberts (1753-in or after 1809), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 54 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D14919: 'Marlborough Theatricals' (from same series as)
- NPG D42017: 'Marlborough Theatricals' (Charlotte Nares (née Spencer); Lord Charles Spencer) (from same series as)
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (75 Great Portland Street, Marylebone, London; Oxford)
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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