George Montagu, Viscount Mandeville; Elizabeth Montagu (née Dashwood), Duchess of Manchester
© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Montagu, Viscount Mandeville; Elizabeth Montagu (née Dashwood), Duchess of Manchester
by James Watson, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1766-1768)
24 1/4 in. x 16 1/8 in. (617 mm x 408 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D38187
Sittersback to top
- Elizabeth Montagu (née Dashwood), Duchess of Manchester (1740 or 1741-1832), Wife of 4th Duke of Manchester; daughter of Sir James Dashwood. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- George Montagu, Viscount Mandeville (1763-1772), Eldest son of George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- 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.
- Robert Sayer (1724 or 1725-1794), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 198 portraits.
- James Watson (circa 1740-1790), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 193 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1766back to top
Current affairs
Charles Edward Stuart ('Bonnie Prince Charlie') becomes the new Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain and figurehead for Jacobitism on the death of his father James Stuart, Pretender since 1701.Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham is dismissed as Prime Minister and succeeded by William Pitt the Elder.
Stamp Act, passed the previous year, is repealed.
Art and science
Swiss painter Angelica Kauffmann settles in London.Oliver Goldsmith publishes his novel The Vicar of Wakefield.
Chemist Henry Cavendish publishes his paper 'On Factitious Airs' which is generally credited with showing the discovery of hydrogen.
First golf club in England opens at Blackheath in Kent.
Christie's auction house is founded in London.
International
Navigator and Royal Navy officer John Byron returns to England after his circumnavigation of the globe; the first to be completed in under two years. He takes possession of the Falkland Islands on behalf of Britain during his voyage.German writer Gotthold Ephraim Lessing publishes his important work of literary criticism Laokoon; An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry.
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