James Hervey

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James Hervey

published by John Bowles, after John Michael Williams
mezzotint, 1750s-1770s
6 in. x 4 1/2 in. (152 mm x 115 mm) plate size; 7 3/4 in. x 5 3/8 in. (198 mm x 135 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D3019

Sitterback to top

  • James Hervey (1714-1758), Devotional writer. Sitter in 11 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • John Bowles (1701?-1779), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 118 portraits.
  • John Michael Williams (1710-circa 1780), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 22 portraits.

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  • NPG D3021: James Hervey (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D3020: James Hervey (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D3018: James Hervey (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D3016: James Hervey (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D3017: James Hervey (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D3022: James Hervey (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D35738: James Hervey (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D35739: James Hervey (based on same portrait)
  • NPG D35740: James Hervey (based on same portrait)

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Current affairs

Notorious highwayman James MacLaine is apprehended and hanged at Tyburn, having passed in society as a wealthy gentleman for two years.
Scottish landlords start evicting tenants in the Highland Clearances.
Westminster Bridge is opened, the only fixed crossing of the River Thames between London Bridge and Putney.
Iron Act is passed restricting the manufacture of iron products in the American colonies.

Art and science

Electrician and experimental philosopher John Canton reads a paper before the Royal Society on a method of making artificial magnets.
Writer Samuel Johnson begins publishing his periodical The Rambler.
Artist Joshua Reynolds travels to Italy, where he remains until 1752.
Establishment of the Jockey Club; a gentleman's club which took over the regulation of British horse racing.

International

Composer Johann Sebastian Bach dies in Leipzig. He completes his Mass in B Minor, worked on over many years, shortly before his death.

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