Maria (née Walpole), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
12 of 18 portraits of Maria (née Walpole), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Maria (née Walpole), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
by John Finlayson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1773
21 7/8 in. x 17 3/8 in. (555 mm x 442 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1964
Reference Collection
NPG D33046
Sitterback to top
- Maria (née Walpole), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (baptised 1736-1807), Wife of 1st Duke of Gloucester. Sitter associated with 18 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Finlayson (circa 1730-circa 1776), Mezzotinter, draughtsman and painter. Artist or producer associated with 26 portraits.
- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1425 portraits, Sitter associated with 40 portraits.
Events of 1773back to top
Current affairs
Tea Act grants the struggling East India Company a monopoly on the North American tea trade.Brokers who meet to do business in Jonathan's coffee house in Threadneedle Street, London decide to call themselves the Stock Exchange.
General Turnpike Act regulates the system of road tolls.
Art and science
Samuel Johnson and James Boswell undertake a journey together to the western islands of Scotland.Oliver Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer debuts in London's Covent Garden Theatre.
International
Captain James Cook becomes the first European explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle.Boston Tea Party demonstrates opposition in the colonies to the import duty on tea. Some fifty colonists, disguised as Indians, tip a valuable cargo of tea into Boston harbour as a protest against the British tax.
Responding to pressure from the Catholic monarchs of Europe, Clement XIV abolishes the Jesuit Order.
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