William Parsons
1 portrait by Samuel De Wilde
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Parsons
by Edward Bell, published by Peter Brown, published by John Paul Manson, after Samuel De Wilde
mezzotint, published 1 January 1796
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D3810
Artistsback to top
- Edward Bell (active 1794-1819), Painter and mezzotinter. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits.
- Peter Brown (active 1790-1809), Printseller and picture dealer. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.
- Samuel De Wilde (baptised 1751-1832), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 92 portraits.
- John Paul Manson (active 1786-1824), Book and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
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- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Crown Street, Soho, London; 6 Pall Mall, London)
Events of 1796back to top
Current affairs
Birth of Princess Charlotte, only child of George, Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline whose marriage soon quickly and publicly degenerates.Art and science
Fanny Burney publishes Camilla, one of several influential novels exploring social misunderstanding and the fashionable mode of sensibility.Architect William Chambers completes the building of Somerset House.
Collector William Beckford, the richest man in England, begins construction of his gothic fantasy Fonthill Abbey.
International
Napoleon Bonaparte assumes command of the French armies in Italy and defeats the Austrians at Millesimo and the Piedmontese at Mondovi.Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, arrives in India as a colonel.
John Adams is elected President of the United States, defeating Thomas Jefferson by three votes.
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