Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford
37 of 50 portraits by Thomas Athow
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist, after Jonathan Richardson
watercolour, early 19th century
13 3/4 in. x 9 in. (348 mm x 229 mm)
Purchased, 1895
Reference Collection
NPG D23275
Sitterback to top
- Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford (1661-1724), Lord Treasurer. Sitter in 14 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Athow (active 1806-1822), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 50 portraits.
- Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 126 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
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Current affairs
William Pitt returns to office and forms a second coalition administration, retaining many of those who had served under his predecessor Henry Addington but specifically excluding his arch rival Charles James Fox .Art and science
William Blake starts writing Jerusalem. One of his most ambitious allegorical poems, it took nearly eight years to complete.Amidst infighting about submissions to the annual exhibition, attempts are made to unseat painter Benjamin West as President of the Royal Academy and elect architect James Wyatt instead.
International
Napoleon declares himself Emperor of France and is crowned as Napoleon I by Pope Pius VII in Paris.Haiti achieves independence led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, the patriot and martyr who had seized control from the French in 1801. He becomes a symbolic figure of freedom for the British anti-slavery movement.
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