'Effusions of the heart; " - or - "Lying-Jack the blacksmith at confession'
4 of 4 portraits of Sir William Addington
'Effusions of the heart; " - or - "Lying-Jack the blacksmith at confession'
by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published 13 March 1798
13 in. x 10 in. (331 mm x 255 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12632
Sittersback to top
- Sir William Addington (1728-1811), Magistrate at Bow Street. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Mr Bond (active circa 1779-1782), Magistrate. Sitter associated with 3 portraits. Identify
- John Stockdale (circa 1749-1814), Publisher and bookseller. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 887 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1798back to top
Current affairs
To meet war costs, William Pitt introduces a Finance Bill which levies income tax for the first time.Art and science
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge publish Lyrical Ballads; a key publication for the romantic movement in poetry. Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner opens the volume.Publisher and printseller Rudolph Ackermann establishes his popular 'Repository of the Arts' shop, gallery, library and social centre on the Strand.
International
Uprising of the United Irishmen: a republican rebellion which attempted to achieve Ireland's total independence by force with the aid of a French invasion. It was only narrowly defeated.Battle of the Nile. Napoleon's visionary Egyptian campaign offers British first major victory as Nelson destroys the French fleet.
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