Edward Thurlow, Baron Thurlow
6 of 37 portraits of Edward Thurlow, Baron Thurlow
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Edward Thurlow, Baron Thurlow
by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by Antonio Cesare Poggi, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving and etching, 1782
19 7/8 in. x 15 in. (506 mm x 380 mm) plate size; 20 1/2 in. x 15 7/8 in. (522 mm x 402 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1868
Reference Collection
NPG D40326
Sitterback to top
- Edward Thurlow, Baron Thurlow (1731-1806), Lord Chancellor. Sitter in 37 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 165 portraits, Sitter in 16 portraits.
- Antonio Cesare Poggi (1744-1836), Painter, dealer, publisher and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1425 portraits, Sitter associated with 40 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (4 Orchard Street, Portman Square, London)
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Events of 1782back to top
Current affairs
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford resigns as Prime Minister over recent setbacks in America and is succeeded by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham who takes office for the second time. Rockingham dies on 1 July and is succeeded by William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.Repeal of Poynings Law and Declaratory Act of 1720 gives virtual legislative autonomy to Ireland.
Art and science
After a poor reception in the mid 1770s, actress Sarah Siddons makes a triumphant return to the Drury Lane Theatre, London in the title role of Isabella, or, The Fatal Marriage. She will become the century's best known tragic actress.Clergyman and artist William Gilpin publishes Observations on the River Wye; a central text in the formulation of the concept of the picturesque.
International
American War of Independence: Siege of Gibraltar reaches a climax in the Grand Assault but French and Spanish forces are unsuccessful. Britain loses Minorca prompting the Prime Minister, Lord Rockingham, to open peace talks with the Americans. Thomas Grenville is sent to Paris to negotiate with Benjamin Franklin.Paper manufacturer Joseph Montgolfier sends a hot-air balloon 1000 meters into the air, in front of a crowd in the Ardèche in France.
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