Jenny Barsanti (Jane Barsanti)

1 portrait by James Roberts

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Jenny Barsanti (Jane Barsanti)

by Charles Grignion, published by Joseph Wenman, after James Roberts
etching, published 1 June 1778
4 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in. (115 mm x 88 mm) plate size; 6 in. x 4 3/4 in. (151 mm x 122 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D13969

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  • Charles Grignion (1721-1810), Engraver and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 25 portraits.
  • James Roberts (1753-in or after 1809), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 54 portraits.
  • Joseph Wenman (1775-1797). Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.

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Current affairs

Catholic Relief Act is the first to provide a measure of catholic emancipation, modifying the penal laws that effectively prevented Catholics from holding public office. The reform is encouraged by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Mansfield, who had balked at various prosecutions under the statutes now repealed.

Art and science

Francis D'Arblay, writing as Fanny Burney, publishes her novel Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World, in which she satirises contemporary society.
Engineer Joseph Bramah invents a type of flush toilet, replacing the usual slide valve with a hinged flap that seals the bottom of the bowl.

International

American War of Independence: France, joining the American colonies in their fight against Britain, sends a large fleet across the Atlantic. The British rapidly abandon Philadelphia. The American naval hero John Paul Jones makes successful raids around the coasts of Britain.
James Cook's third Pacific voyage, aboard the ships HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery, first views Oahu then Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands, which Cook names the Sandwich Islands.

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