Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke

by James Hardy, published by I. Eginton, published by J.F. Tomkins, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published March 1791 (1774)
14 7/8 in. x 10 7/8 in. (377 mm x 277 mm) plate size; 16 5/8 in. x 12 1/2 in. (422 mm x 318 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D18886

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  • Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Statesman; orator; author. Sitter associated with 107 portraits.

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  • I. Eginton (active 1791). Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
  • James Hardy (active 1780-1784), Stipple engraver. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
  • Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1425 portraits, Sitter associated with 40 portraits.
  • J.F. Tomkins (active 1790-1799), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.

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Current affairs

Thomas Paine publishes his inflammatory and widely read Rights of Man in response to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France of the previous year. The work advocates radical revolution and prompts a trial for seditious libel that takes place in his absence.
The Catholic Relief Act is passed, repealing the most severe penal laws.

Art and science

Robert Burns publishes Tam O'Shanter, combining the Scottish vernacular with the formal traditions of classical English poetry and exploring radical ideas of freedom.
The Observer newspaper is founded.
The Ordnance Survey is set up to prepare detailed maps of the country.

International

Mozart composes The Magic Flute.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man establishes liberal freedoms in France
The French Constitution is passed by the National Assembly.
Louis XVI flees Paris with his family but is captured at Varennes.
William Pitt declares Britain will remain neutral in any war against France.

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