James Stuart, 1st Duke of Richmond and 4th Duke of Lennox
© National Portrait Gallery, London
James Stuart, 1st Duke of Richmond and 4th Duke of Lennox
by Richard Earlom, published by John Boydell, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, published 1 September 1773
21 1/2 in. x 14 3/8 in. (545 mm x 366 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1956
Reference Collection
NPG D39737
Sitterback to top
- James Stuart, 1st Duke of Richmond and 4th Duke of Lennox (1612-1655), Royalist. Sitter in 27 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Boydell (1720-1804), Engraver and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 132 portraits, Sitter in 13 portraits.
- Richard Earlom (1743-1822), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 107 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Events of 1773back to top
Current affairs
Tea Act grants the struggling East India Company a monopoly on the North American tea trade.Brokers who meet to do business in Jonathan's coffee house in Threadneedle Street, London decide to call themselves the Stock Exchange.
General Turnpike Act regulates the system of road tolls.
Art and science
Samuel Johnson and James Boswell undertake a journey together to the western islands of Scotland.Oliver Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer debuts in London's Covent Garden Theatre.
International
Captain James Cook becomes the first European explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle.Boston Tea Party demonstrates opposition in the colonies to the import duty on tea. Some fifty colonists, disguised as Indians, tip a valuable cargo of tea into Boston harbour as a protest against the British tax.
Responding to pressure from the Catholic monarchs of Europe, Clement XIV abolishes the Jesuit Order.
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