Sir Archibald MacDonald, 1st Bt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Archibald MacDonald, 1st Bt
by Henry Meyer, after George Romney
mezzotint, 1816
20 1/4 in. x 14 7/8 in. (515 mm x 379 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D38073
Sitterback to top
- Sir Archibald MacDonald, 1st Bt (1747-1826), Judge and politician. Sitter in 7 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Meyer (1782?-1847), Portrait painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 282 portraits.
- George Romney (1734-1802), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 173 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
Events of 1816back to top
Current affairs
Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.
Art and science
Jane Austen publishes Emma.Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.
International
British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.
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