James Ferguson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
James Ferguson
by William Ward, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, published 1818
13 1/8 in. x 10 3/8 in. (332 mm x 263 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19621
Sitterback to top
- James Ferguson (1735-1820), Conservative politician; MP for Aberdeenshire. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sir William Beechey (1753-1839), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 253 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
- William Ward (1766-1826), Engraver; father of William James Ward. Artist or producer associated with 170 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D36689: James Ferguson (from same plate)
- NPG D36690: James Ferguson (from same plate)
Events of 1818back to top
Current affairs
Death of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's Queen since 1761.Official enquiry initiated into Queen Caroline's conduct abroad.
Art and science
Mary Shelley anonymously publishes her masterpiece Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus which reflects growing concern about the role of morality in science.Lord Byron completes his romance Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage, whose gloomy, dissolute hero was probably based on the writer himself.
International
Stamford Raffles acquires authorisation to construct a fort at Singapore marking the beginning of its development as a centre of East-West trade.Congress of European Alliance at Aix-La-Chapelle. Lord Castlereagh plays a central role in establishing a pan-Europe peace settlement to bring a chastened France back into the world of political respectability.
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