Unknown sitter engraved as King Henry VII when Earl of Richmond

1 portrait of King Henry VII

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Unknown sitter engraved as King Henry VII when Earl of Richmond

by James Parker, published by Edward Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1790
7 3/8 in. x 5 1/2 in. (187 mm x 139 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D9417

Sitterback to top

  • King Henry VII (1457-1509), Reigned 1485-1509. Sitter associated with 66 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Edward Harding (1755-1840), Engraver, publisher and librarian to Queen Charlotte. Artist or producer associated with 189 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Silvester (Sylvester) Harding (1745-1809), Artist; publisher. Artist or producer associated with 221 portraits.
  • James Parker (1750-1805), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
  • Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D9416: Unknown sitter engraved as King Henry VII when Earl of Richmond (from same plate)
  • NPG D23862: Unknown sitter engraved as King Henry VII when Earl of Richmond (from same plate)

Events of 1790back to top

Current affairs

Attempts to modify the Test and Corporation Acts are defeated, despite campaigning by dissenters such as the prominent Unitarian preacher and pamphleteer, Richard Price. The Acts prevented those outside the established church from holding government or military office.

Art and science

Joseph Mallord William Turner exhibits his first painting at the Royal Academy; a watercolour of The Archbishop's Palace, Lambeth.
The Firth to Clyde and Oxford to Birmingham canals are begun.

International

Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France. A landmark work of opposition to the Revolution which offered a critique of the radical philosophy behind events in France; the Reflections have been read as an articulation of the foundations of modern British conservatism. George Vancouver explores the north west coast of America.

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