Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland
by François Xavier Fabre
oil on canvas, 1795
41 1/4 in. x 33 in. (1048 mm x 838 mm)
Purchased, 1949
Primary Collection
NPG 3660
Sitterback to top
- Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), Whig statesman and patron of art and letters. Sitter associated with 57 portraits.
Artistback to top
- François Xavier Fabre (1766-1837), Painter, printmaker and collector. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Holland was a noted collector and traveller and this portrait reflects his infamous taste for all things French. It was painted by Fabre, a Neo-classical French artist, while Holland was in Florence on his grand tour.
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- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 309
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 256
Events of 1795back to top
Current affairs
George, Prince of Wales is forced to marry Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick, despite having secretly married Maria Fitzherbert in 1785.Widespread rioting prompts the introduction of the Speenhamland system of welfare supplements which are linked to the price of bread.
Treasonable Practices Act is passed against open criticism of government.
Art and science
The MP Matthew Gregory 'Monk' Lewis publishes his notorious gothic novel The Monk to success and scandal because of its immoral content.Mungo Park explores the course of the River Niger.
International
Wolfe Tone, founder of The Society of United Irishmen, departs for America after being implicated in high treason in Ireland. Exiled in Philadelphia, he soon leaves for France to ask revolutionaries for assistance.Joseph Haydn composes the English Canzonettas during his second stay in London.
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