Mary Hervey (née Lepell), Lady Hervey of Ickworth
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- set matching 'Madame D'Arblay Diary, 1778-1840 (vol 6, part 1)'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Mary Hervey (née Lepell), Lady Hervey of Ickworth
by James Heath
line and stipple engraving, published 1798
7 1/4 in. x 5 1/2 in. (183 mm x 139 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15736
Sitterback to top
- Mary Hervey (née Lepell), Lady Hervey of Ickworth (1699 or 1700-1768), Courtier. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- James Heath (1757-1834), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 84 portraits, Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
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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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