Joseph Nollekens with a bust of Charles James Fox

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Joseph Nollekens with a bust of Charles James Fox

by Giovanni Vendramini, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, published 21 October 1816 (circa 1797)
15 in. x 12 7/8 in. (382 mm x 327 mm) plate size; 17 5/8 in. x 13 3/4 in. (448 mm x 349 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19817

Sittersback to top

  • Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 313 portraits.
  • Joseph Nollekens (1737-1823), Sculptor. Sitter in 14 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 20 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Lemuel Francis Abbott (circa 1760-1802), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 78 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • T. Cadell & W. Davies (active 1795-1817), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 236 portraits.
  • William Evans (active 1797-1856), Draughtsman and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 103 portraits.
  • Giovanni Vendramini (1769-1839), Engraver and architect. Artist or producer associated with 25 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG 30: Joseph Nollekens (after)
  • NPG D14363: Joseph Nollekens with a bust of Charles James Fox (from same plate)
  • NPG D38983: Joseph Nollekens with a bust of Charles James Fox (from same plate)

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Events of 1816back to top

Current affairs

Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.
Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.

Art and science

Jane Austen publishes Emma.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.

International

British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.
Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.

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