King Richard III, Queen Anne, Edward, Prince of Wales, Margaret, Countess of Salisbury and Edward, Earl of Warwick
King Richard III, Queen Anne, Edward, Prince of Wales, Margaret, Countess of Salisbury and Edward, Earl of Warwick
after Unknown artist
etching, possibly early 19th century
9 1/2 in. x 15 5/8 in. (241 mm x 396 mm) plate size; 12 1/4 in. x 19 3/8 in. (310 mm x 492 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D23814
Sittersback to top
- Anne Neville, Queen of England (1456-1485), Consort of King Richard III. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Edward (of Middleham), Prince of Wales (1474 or 1476-1484), Prince of Wales; son of King Richard III. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- King Richard III (1452-1485), Reigned 1483-85. Sitter associated with 27 portraits. Identify
- Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473-1541), Noblewoman. Sitter associated with 2 portraits. Identify
- Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (1475-1499), Potential claimant to the English throne; son of George, Duke of Clarence. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
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Events of 1800back to top
Current affairs
Widespread food riots after poor harvests of 1798-9. Theorist, Thomas Malthus, controversially argues that poverty and food shortages are an inevitable consequence of population growth, challenging assumptions that populousness was a sign of national prosperity and power. His thesis contributed forcefully to the debate over the existing Poor Law.Art and science
William Wordsworth publishes his Preface to the Lyrical Ballads; a retrospective explanation of his experimental poems written with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It becomes one of the best-known manifestos of Romantic literature.International
Lord Castlereagh, Chief Secretary for Ireland, is the main architect of the Act of Union under which Ireland is merged with Great Britain and the Irish parliament is abolished.British troops support successful uprising by Maltese against the French.
Napoleon is victorious against Austrians at Marengo and reconquers Italy.
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