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'A new leaf for an old Book of Common Prayer' (King George III; George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham)

17 of 34 portraits of George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham

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'A new leaf for an old Book of Common Prayer' (King George III; George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham)

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching and aquatint, published 4 June 1807
10 3/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. (262 mm x 192 mm) plate size; 11 1/8 in. x 8 in. (282 mm x 202 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1905
Reference Collection
NPG D9655

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  • Hannah Humphrey (circa 1745-1818), Publisher and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 720 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • James Sayers (1748-1823), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 192 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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Act is passed abolishing the British slave trade after vigorous campaigning by hundreds of thousands of people led by Thomas Clarkson and championed in parliament by reformer William Wilberforce.
Resignation of 'Ministry of all the Talents'. Whig politician William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, Duke of Portland, succeeds as Prime Minister.

Art and science

Thomas Hope publishes Household Furniture and Interior Decoration; influential in promoting Greek and especially Egyptian models as the epitome of fashionable style.

International

French invasion of Spain and Portugal.
Britain occupies Copenhagen and captures the Danish fleet.
Napoleon begins to wage an economic battle against Britain, recognising the impossibility of victory at sea because of Britain's superior naval power. He aims to close the entire European coastline to British trade.

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