Sir Robert Strange
3 of 3 portraits of Sir Robert Strange
Sir Robert Strange
by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, after Sir Robert Strange
etching, 1791
5 7/8 in. x 5 3/4 in. (148 mm x 146 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1916
Reference Collection
NPG D18917
Sitterback to top
- Sir Robert Strange (1721-1792), Line engraver. Sitter in 3 portraits, Artist associated with 25 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805), Painter. Artist associated with 4 portraits.
- Sir Robert Strange (1721-1792), Line engraver. Artist associated with 25 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
Events of 1791back to top
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
Astronomer William Herschel discovers Uranus.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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