Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland
7 of 11 portraits of Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland
by Robert Cooper, published by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after Robert William Satchwell, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1 September 1817
15 1/4 in. x 10 1/2 in. (387 mm x 266 mm) plate size; 17 in. x 11 1/2 in. (433 mm x 292 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D40373
Sitterback to top
- Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (1577-1635), Statesman. Sitter associated with 11 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Robert Cooper (active 1795-died 1828), Historical and portrait engraver. Artist or producer associated with 195 portraits.
- Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones (active 1818-1820), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown (active 1815-1820), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 98 portraits.
- Robert William Satchwell (active 1793-1818), Miniaturist. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Events of 1817back to top
Current affairs
Princess Charlotte, only daughter of George, Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick, dies in childbirth, prompting widespread mourning.Seditious Meetings Bill drives democratic societies underground.
Rising depression and discontent; Prince Regent's coach attacked at state opening of Parliament.
Art and science
John Keats begins to write his epic poem Endymion on the Isle of Wight; a rite of passage as a professional poet after deserting his medical career.John Constable exhibits Flatford Mill, one of his most famous naturalistic landscape paintings, at the Royal Academy
John Rennie's new Waterloo Bridge opens.
International
Journalist William Cobbett flees to America fearing prosecution. Already imprisoned for two years for seditious libel he grew more vehemently pro-reform on his release and reduced the price of his weekly periodical the Political Register to expand its circulation and influence to all classes.James Monroe is elected President of the United States.
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