Jean Baptiste Colbert
3 of 60 portraits by Joseph Collyer the Younger
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Jean Baptiste Colbert
by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after Philippe de Champaigne
line engraving, published 1774
8 3/8 in. x 6 1/2 in. (213 mm x 164 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D29405
Sitterback to top
- Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683), French Minister of Finance under Louis XIV. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674), Painter and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
- Joseph Collyer the Younger (1748-1827), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 60 portraits.
Events of 1774back to top
Current affairs
Philanthropist and reformer John Howard is called before the House of Commons Select Committee to give evidence on the shocking conditions in prisons across the country.Young Tahitian Omai arrives in England after making contact with Captain James Cook on his second voyage. He is introduced into London Society by Joseph Banks and is much admired.
Coercive or 'Intolerable' Acts are passed in response to the crisis in the American colonies.
Art and science
Philosopher and chemist Joseph Priestley isolates oxygen in the form of a gas.Artist Thomas Gainsborough moves from Bath to set up a studio in London.
Royal Crescent, Bath, designed by John Wood the Younger, is completed.
Methodist preacher John Wesley publishes his pamphlet Thoughts Upon Slavery which argues against slavery.
International
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe publishes his romantic novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther, bringing him an immediate European reputation.In retaliation for the Boston Tea Party, the port of Boston is closed under the first of the British government's Coercive Acts. Delegates from twelve American colonies meet in Philadelphia and agree not to import any goods from Britain.
Death of Louis XV of France. Louis XVI succeeds.
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