George Steevens
5 of 11 portraits of George Steevens
© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Steevens
by Thomas Hodgetts, published for John Samuel Murray, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
mezzotint, published March 1816
14 7/8 in. x 10 3/4 in. (378 mm x 272 mm) plate size; 16 1/2 in. x 11 3/8 in. (419 mm x 289 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D42163
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Hodgetts (circa 1781-1858), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 76 portraits.
- John Samuel Murray (1778-1843), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 36 portraits, Sitter associated with 5 portraits.
- Johan Joseph Zoffany (1733-1810), Painter of portraits and conversation pieces. Artist or producer associated with 51 portraits, Sitter associated with 11 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D13811: George Steevens (based on same portrait)
- NPG D14341: George Steevens (based on same portrait)
- NPG D42162: George Steevens (based on same portrait)
- NPG D42164: George Steevens (based on same portrait)
Events of 1816back to top
Current affairs
Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.
Art and science
Jane Austen publishes Emma.Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.
International
British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.
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