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Arthur Murphy
11 of 63 portraits by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
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Arthur Murphy
by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, 1777
50 in. x 40 in. (1270 mm x 1016 mm)
Purchased, 1857
Primary Collection
NPG 10
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
Artistback to top
- Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) (1735-1811), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 63 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D39100: Arthur Murphy (source portrait)
- NPG D39101: Arthur Murphy (source portrait)
- NPG D39102: Arthur Murphy (source portrait)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Cullen, Fintan, The Irish Face: Redefining the Irish Portrait, 2004, p. 44
- Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 355
- John Cooper, National Portrait Gallery Visitor's Guide, 2006, p. 163
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 450
- Uglow, Jenny, Character Sketches: Dr Johnson, His Club and Other Friends, 1998, p. 40
Events of 1777back to top
Current affairs
Trent and Mersey Canal is completed under the supervision of engineer James Brindley.Philanthropist and reformer John Howard publishes his study The State of the Prisons in England and Wales.
Art and science
Artist James Barry begins his monumental series of paintings The Progress of Human Culture for the Great Room of the Society of Arts in London. He completes it in 1783.Richard Brinsley Sheridan's second play, The School for Scandal, is an immediate success in London's Drury Lane Theatre.
Entrepreneur William Bass establishes the Bass Brewery at Burton upon Trent.
International
American War of Independence: George Washington, heavily defeated at the Battle of Brandywine, is forced to relinquish Philadelphia to the British under General William Howe. At the two Battles of Saratoga only weeks later General John Burgoyne is forced to surrender to the Americans, marking a turning point in the war. The Continental Congress agrees the final version of the Articles of Confederation, defining the terms on which states join the Union.Comments back to top
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