William Thomas Fitzgerald
1 portrait by Samuel Drummond
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Thomas Fitzgerald
by William Ridley, published by James Asperne, after Samuel Drummond
stipple engraving, published 1 April 1804
6 1/2 in. x 4 1/2 in. (164 mm x 114 mm) plate size; 7 1/8 in. x 4 7/8 in. (180 mm x 124 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D14794
Artistsback to top
- James Asperne (1757-1820), Bookseller and proprietor of the 'European Magazine'. Artist or producer associated with 44 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Samuel Drummond (1765-1844), Portrait and history painter. Artist or producer associated with 62 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- William Ridley (1764-1838), Stipple engraver. Artist or producer associated with 126 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Bible, Crown and Constitution, Cornhill, London)
Events of 1804back to top
Current affairs
William Pitt returns to office and forms a second coalition administration, retaining many of those who had served under his predecessor Henry Addington but specifically excluding his arch rival Charles James Fox .Art and science
William Blake starts writing Jerusalem. One of his most ambitious allegorical poems, it took nearly eight years to complete.Amidst infighting about submissions to the annual exhibition, attempts are made to unseat painter Benjamin West as President of the Royal Academy and elect architect James Wyatt instead.
International
Napoleon declares himself Emperor of France and is crowned as Napoleon I by Pope Pius VII in Paris.Haiti achieves independence led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, the patriot and martyr who had seized control from the French in 1801. He becomes a symbolic figure of freedom for the British anti-slavery movement.
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