Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
1 portrait by John Singleton Copley
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Thomas Phillips, after John Singleton Copley
watercolour, early 19th century
13 5/8 in. x 9 in. (347 mm x 230 mm)
Purchased, 1895
Reference Collection
NPG D23286
Sitterback to top
- Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 78 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Athow (active 1806-1822), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 50 portraits.
- John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 21 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
- Thomas Phillips (1770-1845), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 218 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
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Events of 1804back to top
Current affairs
William Pitt returns to office and forms a second coalition administration, retaining many of those who had served under his predecessor Henry Addington but specifically excluding his arch rival Charles James Fox .Art and science
William Blake starts writing Jerusalem. One of his most ambitious allegorical poems, it took nearly eight years to complete.Amidst infighting about submissions to the annual exhibition, attempts are made to unseat painter Benjamin West as President of the Royal Academy and elect architect James Wyatt instead.
International
Napoleon declares himself Emperor of France and is crowned as Napoleon I by Pope Pius VII in Paris.Haiti achieves independence led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, the patriot and martyr who had seized control from the French in 1801. He becomes a symbolic figure of freedom for the British anti-slavery movement.
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