Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough)
1 portrait of Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough)
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after James Northcote
line engraving and etching, (circa 1798)
20 1/8 in. x 15 in. (511 mm x 382 mm) plate size; 23 7/8 in. x 17 1/4 in. (606 mm x 439 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1929
Reference Collection
NPG D39888
Sitterback to top
- Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough) (1733-1805), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 33 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 166 portraits, Sitter in 16 portraits.
- James Northcote (1746-1831), Painter; pupil and biographer of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Artist or producer associated with 106 portraits, Sitter associated with 23 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG 392: Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough) (after)
- NPG D39889: Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough) (from same plate)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1798back to top
Current affairs
To meet war costs, William Pitt introduces a Finance Bill which levies income tax for the first time.Art and science
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge publish Lyrical Ballads; a key publication for the romantic movement in poetry. Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner opens the volume.Publisher and printseller Rudolph Ackermann establishes his popular 'Repository of the Arts' shop, gallery, library and social centre on the Strand.
International
Uprising of the United Irishmen: a republican rebellion which attempted to achieve Ireland's total independence by force with the aid of a French invasion. It was only narrowly defeated.Battle of the Nile. Napoleon's visionary Egyptian campaign offers British first major victory as Nelson destroys the French fleet.
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