Charles Macklin

1 portrait by William Darling

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Charles Macklin

by John Wright, published by William Darling, and published by John Peter Thompson, after Charles Hayter
stipple engraving, published 28 March 1794
6 5/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. (168 mm x 135 mm) plate size; 7 in. x 5 5/8 in. (177 mm x 143 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19956

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  • Charles Macklin (1699?-1797), Actor-manager and dramatist. Sitter in 13 portraits.

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  • William Darling (active 1771-1799), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
  • Charles Hayter (1761-1835), Miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
  • John Peter Thompson (1792-1819), Engraver, printer and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits.
  • John Wright (circa 1745-1820), Engraver and miniaturist. Artist or producer associated with 33 portraits.

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Current affairs

Treason Trials against John Horne Tooke, Thomas Hardy and John Thelwall take place amidst fears of domestic revolution. Their acquittal marks the most dramatic victory of the cause.
Leader of the Opposition, Charles James Fox's Libel Bill secures the landmark right of trial by jury for the accused.
Thomas Muir and the four other Scottish Martyrs who campaigned for parliamentary reform were transported to Australia for sedition.

Art and science

Edward Jenner discovers the smallpox inoculation after realising that those who worked with cattle and caught cowpox developed immunity.
Drury Lane Theatre re-opens under the management of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. In competition with the Covent Garden Theatre it featured a new pit and boxes designed by architect Henry Holland.

International

Maximilien Robespierre, member of the French dictatorial Committee of Public Safety is arrested and executed as part of a conspiracy by enemies who disliked his anti-extremist stance and zeal for social reform.
Campaign in the Low Countries under the Duke of York. Allies are defeated and French reoccupy Brussels. British troops retreat to Holland.

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