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The Surrender of Calais to King Edward III
1 of 5 portraits by Edward Edwards
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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The Surrender of Calais to King Edward III
by John Hall, after Edward Edwards
line engraving, published 1776
9 3/8 in. x 6 3/4 in. (238 mm x 173 mm) plate size; 10 3/4 in. x 8 1/2 in. (273 mm x 216 mm) paper size
Given by the sitter's great-great-granddaughter, Margaret Julia Maria Hubbard (née Grubbe), 1956
Reference Collection
NPG D9385
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- Edward Edwards (1738-1806), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- John Hall (1739-1797), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 37 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
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Tahitian visitor to London Omai returns home with Captain James Cook on his third voyage. During his two-year stay he inspired a play and was painted by Joshua Reynolds.Member of Parliament David Hartley unsuccessfully introduces a motion to the House of Commons calling for the abolition of the slave trade.
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Edward Gibbon produces the first volume of his monumental The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.Artist John Constable is born.
Scottish economist Adam Smith analyses the nature and causes of prosperity in his magnum opus The Wealth of Nations.
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American War of Independence: George Washington raises a new American flag on Prospect Hill, Boston. In an anonymous pamphlet entitled Common Sense, English immigrant Thomas Paine is the first to argue that the American colonies should be independent. Declaration of American Independence on 4 July.Comments back to top
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