Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk
39 of 68 portraits of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk
by John Record, published by John Thane, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1784
8 1/2 in. x 5 3/4 in. (216 mm x 146 mm) plate size; 9 in. x 6 1/4 in. (230 mm x 160 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D26507
Sittersback to top
- Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, 4th Earl of Surrey and 1st Earl of Norfolk (1585-1646), Patron of art and collector. Sitter associated with 68 portraits.
- Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk (1626 or 1627-1677). Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Record (active 1768-died 1784). Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
- John Thane (1748-1818), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 90 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1784back to top
Current affairs
Theatre proprietor and postal reformer John Palmer runs the first mail coach in England, between Bristol and London. A three day journey is now completed in 16 hours.Commutation Act reduces punitive duties on tea to combat smuggling.
Art and science
Aeronaut James Sadler makes the first hot air balloon flight in Britain, from Oxford to Woodeaton.Chemist Henry Cavendish's paper Experiments on Air reveals the composition of water.
Writer Samuel Johnson dies.
Joshua Reynolds succeeds Allan Ramsay as Painter to the King.
International
Thomas Jefferson's Land Ordinance passed by the United States' Continental Congress, coming into effect the following year. It allows for the sale of land in the largely unmapped west of the country.Britain receives its first bales of cotton from the United States since before the War of American Independence.
William Pitt's India Act creates a Board of Control to oversee the affairs of the British East India Company and centralise power.
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