Elizabeth Napier (née Greenway)
1 portrait of Elizabeth Napier (née Greenway)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Elizabeth Napier (née Greenway)
by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1765-1766 (1765)
6 in. x 4 1/2 in. (153 mm x 114 mm) plate size; 6 5/8 in. x 5 in. (167 mm x 127 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D2894
Sitterback to top
- Elizabeth Napier (née Greenway) (died 1779), Wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Francis Napier. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt) (active 1746-died 1766), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 77 portraits.
- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1425 portraits, Sitter associated with 40 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D2500: Elizabeth Napier (née Greenway) (based on same portrait)
- NPG D34916: Elizabeth Napier (née Greenway) (based on same portrait)
Events of 1765back to top
Current affairs
George Grenville is dismissed as Prime Minister. He is succeeded by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham.Isle of Man is brought under British control.
Stamp Act requires that printed materials in the colonies, such as legal documents and newspapers, are produced on paper made in London carrying an embossed revenue stamp.
Art and science
Nevil Maskelyne becomes Astronomer Royal.Writer Samuel Johnson publishes his edition of Shakespeare.
Inventor James Watt makes a breakthrough in the development of the steam engine by constructing a model with a separate condenser.
Judge and politician William Blackstone publishes his influential work Commentaries on the Laws of England.
International
Robert Clive secures the rights for the East India Company to collect taxes in Bengal from Mughal Emperor Shah Alam.American campaigners against the Stamp Act organise themselves as the Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts and New York.
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