Charles Lawson ('Carolus Lawson')

Charles Lawson ('Carolus Lawson'), by and published by James Heath, after William Marshall Craig, published 2 March 1799 - NPG D37222 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Charles Lawson ('Carolus Lawson')

by and published by James Heath, after William Marshall Craig
line engraving, published 2 March 1799
15 1/4 in. x 12 1/2 in. (386 mm x 317 mm) plate size; 17 1/4 in. x 14 1/8 in. (438 mm x 360 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D37222

Sitterback to top

  • Charles Lawson (1728-1807), Headmaster of Manchester Grammar School 1764-1807. Sitter in 3 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • William Marshall Craig (died 1827), Painter. Artist associated with 22 portraits.
  • James Heath (1757-1834), Engraver. Artist associated with 79 portraits, Sitter associated with 8 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D37221: Charles Lawson ('Carolus Lawson') (from same plate)

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Events of 1799back to top

Current affairs

The Prince of Wales is reconciled with his secret wife Maria Fitzherbert.
Corresponding Societies Act is passed prohibiting certain named political groups including the radical London Corresponding Society and the United Irishmen.

Art and science

The Swiss artist Henry Fuseli, resident in England since 1778, is appointed Professor of Painting at the Royal Academy.
The conservative educator Hannah More publishes her Strictures on Female Education which criticised demands for women's rights while proposing an active role for them within religious and moral movements.

International

Successful defence of Acre in the Levant is led by William Sidney Smith.
British expedition to Holland, led by General Ralph Abercromby, ends in evacuation after allies defeated at Battle of Bergen-op-Zoom.
Fall of the ruling Directory in France. Napoleon seizes power.
The Rosetta Stone is discovered in Egypt.

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