William Russell, Lord Russell
1 portrait of William Russell, Lord Russell
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Russell, Lord Russell
published by Henry Delahoy Symonds
line engraving, published 22 May 1796
16 3/8 in. x 11 3/8 in. (416 mm x 290 mm) paper size
Given by James Lungley Douthwaite, 1938
Reference Collection
NPG D39941
Sitterback to top
- William Russell, Lord Russell (1639-1683), Politician; MP for Tavistock and Bedfordshire. Sitter associated with 29 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Henry Delahoy Symonds (died 1816), Bookseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
Events of 1796back to top
Current affairs
Birth of Princess Charlotte, only child of George, Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline whose marriage soon quickly and publicly degenerates.Art and science
Fanny Burney publishes Camilla, one of several influential novels exploring social misunderstanding and the fashionable mode of sensibility.Architect William Chambers completes the building of Somerset House.
Collector William Beckford, the richest man in England, begins construction of his gothic fantasy Fonthill Abbey.
International
Napoleon Bonaparte assumes command of the French armies in Italy and defeats the Austrians at Millesimo and the Piedmontese at Mondovi.Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, arrives in India as a colonel.
John Adams is elected President of the United States, defeating Thomas Jefferson by three votes.
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