Frances Carpenter (née Manners, later Anstruther), Countess of Tyrconnell
7 of 17 portraits by David Martin
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Frances Carpenter (née Manners, later Anstruther), Countess of Tyrconnell
by David Martin
mezzotint, published 1 February 1772
19 7/8 in. x 13 7/8 in. (504 mm x 354 mm) plate size; 21 in. x 15 1/4 in. (532 mm x 387 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1964
Reference Collection
NPG D38196
Sitterback to top
- Frances Carpenter (née Manners, later Anstruther), Countess of Tyrconnell (1753-1792), Former wife of 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell, and later Philip Anstruther. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistback to top
- David Martin (1737-1797), Portrait painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D39457: Frances Carpenter (née Manners, later Anstruther), Countess of Tyrconnell (from same plate)
- NPG D39458: Frances Carpenter (née Manners, later Anstruther), Countess of Tyrconnell (from same plate)
Events of 1772back to top
Current affairs
Somersett's Case: William Murrary, 1st Earl of Mansfield, the Lord Chief Justice, rules that slaves could not be taken out of their country against their will after the case of American slave John Somersett is brought before him.Royal Marriages Act requires the monarch's consent for the marriage of all members of the royal family.
Art and science
Chemist Daniel Rutherford demonstrates his method for isolating nitrogen from other gases.Inventor James Watt produces the first micrometer to simply and accurately measure small distances. It is to prove crucial in the development of early machinery.
Britain's first trunk canal, the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, opens for business.
International
Swiss pastor Johann Kaspar Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy revive the study of character through outward appearance.Captain James Cook sets off, aboard HMS Resolution, on his second Pacific voyage.
First partition of Poland marks the start of Poland's disappearance as an independent state.
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