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Miss Russell

18 of 102 portraits by John Russell

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Miss Russell

by John Wright, after John Russell
mezzotint, mid 18th century
13 7/8 in. x 10 in. (354 mm x 253 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1963
Reference Collection
NPG D39947

Sitterback to top

  • Miss Russell (active 1760s), Probably daughter of painter John Russell. Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • John Russell (1745-1806), Portrait painter and pastellist. Artist or producer associated with 102 portraits, Sitter associated with 6 portraits.
  • John Wright (circa 1740-after 1779), Mezzotinter. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.

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Current affairs

John and Charles Wesley form a Holy Club at Oxford which becomes the cradle of Methodism.
Glasite sect, which promoted a form of primitive Christianity, established in Scotland by John Glas.
Last native roe deer in England is reputedly killed in Northumberland.

Art and science

French sculptor Louis-Francois Roubiliac settles in London from Paris.
The Daily Advertiser is established as the first newspaper funded by advertising.
Mathematician and inventor John Hadley invents the octant, a navigating device which precedes the sextant.

International

Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia, tries to flee to Britain but is imprisoned by his father Frederick William I.
Pope Clement XII succeeds Benedict XIII as the 246th pope.
Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius observes the aurora borealis and suggests the existence of the earth's magnetic field.

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