James Pimbury Wilkinson as Geoffrey Muffincap in Sheridan's 'Amateurs and Actors'
3 of 3 portraits by William Fearman
© National Portrait Gallery, London
James Pimbury Wilkinson as Geoffrey Muffincap in Sheridan's 'Amateurs and Actors'
by Richard Brinsley Peake, published by Colnaghi & Co, published by William Fearman
line and stipple engraving, published 1 December 1818
15 7/8 in. x 11 in. (404 mm x 280 mm) plate size; 17 5/8 in. x 12 in. (447 mm x 304 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1908
Reference Collection
NPG D37533
Artistsback to top
- Colnaghi & Co (active 1809-1835), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 101 portraits.
- William Fearman (active 1818-1822), Publisher and owner of a Circulating Library. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- Richard Brinsley Peake (1792-1847), Playwright and artist. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D37531: James Pimbury Wilkinson as Geoffrey Muffincap in Sheridan's 'Amateurs and Actors' (from same plate)
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Cockspur Street, London)
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Library, 170 Old Bond Street, London)
Events of 1818back to top
Current affairs
Death of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's Queen since 1761.Official enquiry initiated into Queen Caroline's conduct abroad.
Art and science
Mary Shelley anonymously publishes her masterpiece Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus which reflects growing concern about the role of morality in science.Lord Byron completes his romance Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage, whose gloomy, dissolute hero was probably based on the writer himself.
International
Stamford Raffles acquires authorisation to construct a fort at Singapore marking the beginning of its development as a centre of East-West trade.Congress of European Alliance at Aix-La-Chapelle. Lord Castlereagh plays a central role in establishing a pan-Europe peace settlement to bring a chastened France back into the world of political respectability.
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