Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke
19 of 47 portraits by John Dixon
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke
by John Dixon, published by Ryland and Bryer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 5 September 1769
18 in. x 13 in. (456 mm x 330 mm) plate size; 18 3/4 in. x 13 1/2 in. (475 mm x 343 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1868
Reference Collection
NPG D40129
Sitterback to top
- Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke (1734-1794), General. Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Dixon (circa 1740-1811), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 47 portraits.
- 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.
- Ryland and Bryer (active 1765-1772), Engravers and printsellers. Artist or producer associated with 30 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1769back to top
Current affairs
Radical John Wilkes is expelled from Parliament once again, on the grounds that he was an outlaw when he was voted in. He is re-elected by his Middlesex constituents, then expelled and re-elected twice more, until Parliament declares his opponent, Henry Luttrell, the winner.First of 69 anonymous Letters of Junius appears in the Public Advertiser, exposing political corruption. The politician Sir Philip Francis is now believed to have been responsible.
Art and science
Josiah Wedgwood opens his Etruria Works for the manufacture of pottery.Inventor Richard Arkwright patents a spinning frame able to weave fabric mechanically.
Gordon's London Dry Gin is produced for the first time.
First Royal Academy exhibition is held.
Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage is first published.
International
Captain Cook observes the transit of Venus in Tahiti while his passengers, Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, collect valuable specimens of Pacific flora. The expedition travels on to New Zealand where Cook begins charting the country's entire coastline.Treaty of Madras ends the First Anglo-Mysore War but fails to settle dispute.
French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot tests a steam wagon, probably the first working mechanical vehicle.
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