George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
8 of 18 portraits by John Bennett
© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
by James Macardell, printed for Robert Sayer, printed for John Bennett, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 10 January 1777 (1759)
15 3/8 in. x 10 7/8 in. (389 mm x 276 mm) plate size; 20 1/2 in. x 13 7/8 in. (520 mm x 351 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D39983
Sitterback to top
- George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716-1785), Soldier and statesman. Sitter associated with 18 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Bennett (died 1787), Map and Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits.
- James Macardell (1727 or 1728-1765), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 294 portraits, Sitter in 3 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.
- Robert Sayer (1724 or 1725-1794), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 198 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D39982: George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (from same plate)
- NPG D7641: George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (from same plate)
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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