Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox
by George Romney
oil on canvas, 1776-1777
32 in. x 27 in. (813 mm x 686 mm)
Purchased, 1972
Primary Collection
NPG 4877
Sitterback to top
- Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1735-1806), Field Marshal, ambassador to France and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department. Sitter in 28 portraits.
Artistback to top
- George Romney (1734-1802), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 169 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
This portraitback to top
One of several versions of a much admired portrait which helped to establish Romney's reputation. In the background is Chichester cathedral as seen from Goodwood, the Duke's family seat.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D5814: Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (source portrait)
- NPG D5815: Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (source portrait)
- NPG D39747: Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (source portrait)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 398
- Kidson, Alex, George Romney 1734-1802, 2002 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 30 May - 18 August 2002), p. 29
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 523
Events of 1776back to top
Current affairs
Tahitian visitor to London Omai returns home with Captain James Cook on his third voyage. During his two-year stay he inspired a play and was painted by Joshua Reynolds.Member of Parliament David Hartley unsuccessfully introduces a motion to the House of Commons calling for the abolition of the slave trade.
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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