Benjamin Thompson
1 portrait of Benjamin Thompson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Benjamin Thompson
by and published by John Raphael Smith
mezzotint, published 20 August 1799
15 in. x 11 in. (382 mm x 280 mm) plate size; 18 1/8 in. x 11 3/8 in. (461 mm x 290 mm) paper size
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, 1910
Reference Collection
NPG D40419
Sitterback to top
- Benjamin Thompson (1775 or 1776-1816), Playwright and translator. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- John Raphael Smith (1752-1812), Portrait painter, engraver and pastellist. Artist or producer associated with 192 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (31 King Street, Covent Garden, London)
Events of 1799back to top
Current affairs
The Prince of Wales is reconciled with his secret wife Maria Fitzherbert.Corresponding Societies Act is passed prohibiting certain named political groups including the radical London Corresponding Society and the United Irishmen.
Art and science
The Swiss artist Henry Fuseli, resident in England since 1778, is appointed Professor of Painting at the Royal Academy.The conservative educator Hannah More publishes her Strictures on Female Education which criticised demands for women's rights while proposing an active role for them within religious and moral movements.
International
Successful defence of Acre in the Levant is led by William Sidney Smith.British expedition to Holland, led by General Ralph Abercromby, ends in evacuation after allies defeated at Battle of Bergen-op-Zoom.
Fall of the ruling Directory in France. Napoleon seizes power.
The Rosetta Stone is discovered in Egypt.
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