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William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland; Lord Edward Charles Bentinck

8 of 39 portraits by Benjamin West

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William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland; Lord Edward Charles Bentinck

by John Raphael Smith, after Benjamin West
mezzotint, published 1774
15 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (404 mm x 250 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D40372

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  • John Raphael Smith (1752-1812), Portrait painter, engraver and pastellist. Artist or producer associated with 192 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Benjamin West (1738-1820), History painter and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 39 portraits, Sitter associated with 43 portraits.

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  • NPG D19986: William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland; Lord Edward Charles Bentinck (from same plate)

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Current affairs

Philanthropist and reformer John Howard is called before the House of Commons Select Committee to give evidence on the shocking conditions in prisons across the country.
Young Tahitian Omai arrives in England after making contact with Captain James Cook on his second voyage. He is introduced into London Society by Joseph Banks and is much admired.
Coercive or 'Intolerable' Acts are passed in response to the crisis in the American colonies.

Art and science

Philosopher and chemist Joseph Priestley isolates oxygen in the form of a gas.
Artist Thomas Gainsborough moves from Bath to set up a studio in London.
Royal Crescent, Bath, designed by John Wood the Younger, is completed.
Methodist preacher John Wesley publishes his pamphlet Thoughts Upon Slavery which argues against slavery.

International

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe publishes his romantic novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther, bringing him an immediate European reputation.
In retaliation for the Boston Tea Party, the port of Boston is closed under the first of the British government's Coercive Acts. Delegates from twelve American colonies meet in Philadelphia and agree not to import any goods from Britain.
Death of Louis XV of France. Louis XVI succeeds.

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