Elizabeth ('Eliza') (née O'Neil), Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet
1 portrait by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Elizabeth ('Eliza') (née O'Neil), Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Dawe
engraving, published 20 May 1816
16 3/8 in. x 13 1/4 in. (415 mm x 338 mm) plate size; 18 3/8 in. x 14 7/8 in. (466 mm x 377 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D35815
Sitterback to top
- Elizabeth ('Eliza') (née O'Neil), Lady Wrixon-Becher (1791-1872), Actress; daughter of John O'Neill. Sitter associated with 10 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- George Dawe (1781-1829), History and portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 45 portraits.
- Frederick Christian Lewis Sr (1779-1856), Engraver and landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 192 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D35814: Elizabeth ('Eliza') (née O'Neil), Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet (from same plate)
- NPG D35813: Elizabeth ('Eliza') (née O'Neil), Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet (from same plate)
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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