James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury
1 portrait of James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury
© National Portrait Gallery, London
James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury
by William Ward, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1807 (circa 1806)
19 5/8 in. x 15 1/4 in. (498 mm x 387 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1958
Reference Collection
NPG D38168
Sitterback to top
- James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury (1746-1820), Diplomat. Sitter in 12 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 696 portraits, Sitter in 25 portraits.
- William Ward (1766-1826), Engraver; father of William James Ward. Artist or producer associated with 170 portraits.
Events of 1807back to top
Current affairs
Act is passed abolishing the British slave trade after vigorous campaigning by hundreds of thousands of people led by Thomas Clarkson and championed in parliament by reformer William Wilberforce.Resignation of 'Ministry of all the Talents'. Whig politician William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, Duke of Portland, succeeds as Prime Minister.
Art and science
Thomas Hope publishes Household Furniture and Interior Decoration; influential in promoting Greek and especially Egyptian models as the epitome of fashionable style.International
French invasion of Spain and Portugal.Britain occupies Copenhagen and captures the Danish fleet.
Napoleon begins to wage an economic battle against Britain, recognising the impossibility of victory at sea because of Britain's superior naval power. He aims to close the entire European coastline to British trade.
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