Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor; Maximilian Franz, Archduke of Austria; Albert, Duke of Saxe-Teschen; François Maurice, comte de Lacy; Ernst Gideon von Loudon; Karl Hadik; Dagobert Sigismond, comte de Wurmser







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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor; Maximilian Franz, Archduke of Austria; Albert, Duke of Saxe-Teschen; François Maurice, comte de Lacy; Ernst Gideon von Loudon; Karl Hadik; Dagobert Sigismond, comte de Wurmser
after Johann Christian Brand
line engraving, (1779)
6 in. x 14 1/2 in. (152 mm x 368 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15938
Artistback to top
- Johann Christian Brand (1722-1795), Painter and printmaker. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Maximilian Franz, Archduke of Austria (1756-1801), Archibishop Elector of Cologne; son of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Karl Hadik, Austrian soldier. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741-1790), King of Bohemia and Hungary. Sitter in 5 portraits.
- François Maurice, comte de Lacy (1725-1801), Austrian Field Marshal. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Ernst Gideon von Loudon (1717-1790), Austrian soldier. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Albert, Duke of Saxe-Teschen (1738-1822), Reigned 1758-1763. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Dagobert Sigismond, comte de Wurmser (1724-1797), Austrian General. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1779back to top
Current affairs
Admiral Augustus Keppel, First Lord of the Admiralty during the final years of the American War of Independence is tried and acquitted at court martial of misconduct at the Battle of Ushant the previous year. His case becomes a cause célèbre.Botanist Joseph Banks tells a committee of the House of Commons that the east coast of Australia is suitable for the transportation of convicted felons.
Penitentiary Act authorises state prisons.
Art and science
Swiss artist Henry Fuseli settles in London after nine years in Rome. Painter and President of the Royal Academy Joshua Reynolds' celebrated Discourses on art are published as a book.World's first iron bridge is assembled across the Severn at Coalbrookdale.Inventor Samuel Crompton introduces the Spinning Mule.
John Newton and William Cowper's Olney Hymns is published, containing the first printed version of Amazing Grace.
International
American War of Independence: Spain, in alliance with France and the US, declares war on Britain. Great Siege of Gibraltar begins, in which French and Spanish forces try to wrest power from the established British Garrison, under the leadership of General George Augustus Eliot.Captain James Cook is killed in a skirmish with natives on the Sandwich Islands on his third and final voyage.
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