Abraham van der Doort (inscribed 'Dobson's Father')

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Abraham van der Doort (inscribed 'Dobson's Father')

by Valentine Green, possibly after William Dobson
mezzotint, published 1776
6 1/8 in. x 4 in. (154 mm x 101 mm) plate size; 6 3/8 in. x 4 3/8 in. (161 mm x 110 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D1645

Sitterback to top

  • Abraham van der Doort (died 1640), Medallist and Surveyor of the King's Pictures. Sitter associated with 6 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • William Dobson (1611-1646), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 50 portraits, Sitter in 9 portraits.
  • Valentine Green (1739-1813), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 149 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D1644: Abraham van der Doort (inscribed 'Dobson's Father') (from same plate)
  • NPG D1646: Abraham van der Doort (inscribed 'Dobson's Father') (from same plate)

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Events of 1776back to top

Current affairs

Tahitian visitor to London Omai returns home with Captain James Cook on his third voyage. During his two-year stay he inspired a play and was painted by Joshua Reynolds.
Member of Parliament David Hartley unsuccessfully introduces a motion to the House of Commons calling for the abolition of the slave trade.

Art and science

Edward Gibbon produces the first volume of his monumental The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Artist John Constable is born.
Scottish economist Adam Smith analyses the nature and causes of prosperity in his magnum opus The Wealth of Nations.

International

American War of Independence: George Washington raises a new American flag on Prospect Hill, Boston. In an anonymous pamphlet entitled Common Sense, English immigrant Thomas Paine is the first to argue that the American colonies should be independent. Declaration of American Independence on 4 July.

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