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John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon

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John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon

published by William Richardson, after William Faithorne, after Adriaen Hanneman
line engraving, published 1796
7 3/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. (187 mm x 135 mm) plate size; 9 5/8 in. x 6 1/8 in. (246 mm x 155 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D5292

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  • William Faithorne (circa 1620-1691), Engraver and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 720 portraits, Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
  • Adriaen Hanneman (1601?-1671?), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 33 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • William Richardson (active 1777-1814), Bookseller, printseller and auctioneer. Artist or producer associated with 400 portraits.

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  • NPG D5291: John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon (from same plate)
  • NPG D5294: John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon (from same plate)
  • NPG D5293: John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon (from same plate)

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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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