Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
7 of 7 portraits by Pompeo Batoni
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
by and published by Valentine Green, after Pompeo Batoni
mezzotint, published 1 January 1777
20 in. x 14 in. (507 mm x 355 mm) plate size; 24 3/8 in. x 18 3/8 in. (620 mm x 466 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1953
Reference Collection
NPG D38800
Sitterback to top
- Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742-1817), Soldier and politician. Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Pompeo Batoni (1708-1787), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
- Valentine Green (1739-1813), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 150 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
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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