Ignatius Sancho

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Ignatius Sancho, by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by John Bowyer Nichols, after Thomas Gainsborough, published 2 July 1781 (1768) - NPG D23441 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Ignatius Sancho

by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by John Bowyer Nichols, after Thomas Gainsborough
stipple engraving, published 2 July 1781 (1768)
7 in. x 4 5/8 in. (179 mm x 119 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D23441

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  • Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), Engraver. Artist associated with 164 portraits, Sitter in 16 portraits.
  • Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), Portrait and landscape painter. Artist associated with 262 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
  • John Bowyer Nichols (1779-1863), Printer and antiquary. Artist associated with 6 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • Douglas Hamilton and Robert J. Blyth, Representing slavery : art, artefacts and archives in the collections of the National Maritime Museum, 2007, p. 98

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Current affairs

American painter John Singleton Copley, now resident in London, completes his celebrated painting The Death of the Earl of Chatham, depicting the collapse of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham on 7 April 1778, during a debate in the House of Lords on the American War of Independence.
William Pitt the Younger, later Prime Minister, enters Parliament.

Art and science

Astronomer William Herschel discovers Uranus, the first planet to be found by means of a telescope, and names it Georgium Sidus (George's Star) in honour of George III.
Artist and theatre designer Philip James De Loutherbourg presents his innovative miniature mechanical theatre, the Eidophusikon, at his house in Soho, London.

International

American War of Independence: British general Charles Cornwallis is forced to surrender at Yorktown. Maryland ratifies the Articles of Confederation - the last state to do so - completing 'the Confederation of the United States'.
Zong Massacre: 133 Africans are thrown overboard the slave ship Zong on the orders of a British slave-trader who then attempts to reclaim their value from insurers. The case becomes a landmark in the fight for abolition.

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