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Madame D'Arblay Diary, 1778-1840 (volume 5, part 1)


74 Portraits in set

Early Diary of Frances Burney 1768-1778 and Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay 1778-1840, re-bound in 25 folio volumes and extra-illustrated throughout with approximately 2,700 engraved portraits and topographical views. The prints and other items interfiled with the text illustrate the people, events and places described by Burney in her account of society and court life at the end of the 18th century.

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Miss Trimmer, after Katharine Read - NPG D15272

Miss Trimmer

after Katharine Read
mezzotint, (circa 1750-1775)
NPG D15272

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, by and published by Johann Esaias Nilson - NPG D15325

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

by and published by Johann Esaias Nilson
line engraving, circa 1750-1775
NPG D15325

Louis Laguerre; Charles Jervas; Bernard Lens (II), by Alexander Bannerman - NPG D15341

Louis Laguerre; Charles Jervas; Bernard Lens (II)

by Alexander Bannerman
etching, circa 1750-1775
NPG D15341

Marian Hastings (née Anna Maria Apollonia Chapuset), by William Dickinson, published by  Carington Bowles, after  Robert Edge Pine - NPG D15323

Marian Hastings (née Anna Maria Apollonia Chapuset)

by William Dickinson, published by Carington Bowles, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D15323

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, by Unknown artist - NPG D15340

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

by Unknown artist
etching, published September 1770
NPG D15340

Pierre Corneille, by William Walker, published by  George Kearsley, after  Charles Le Brun - NPG D15299

Pierre Corneille

by William Walker, published by George Kearsley, after Charles Le Brun
line engraving, published 1773-1790
NPG D15299

'The fair Virginian and The devoted general', published by Archibald Hamilton Jr - NPG D15313

'The fair Virginian and The devoted general'

published by Archibald Hamilton Jr
etching, published 1 March 1779
NPG D15313

Alexander Pope, by James Caldwall (Caldwell), after  Charles Jervas - NPG D15342

Alexander Pope

by James Caldwall (Caldwell), after Charles Jervas
line engraving, published 1779
NPG D15342

'The Engaging Mrs F-y and The Constant Admirer' (George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford), published by Archibald Hamilton Jr - NPG D15305

'The Engaging Mrs F-y and The Constant Admirer' (George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford)

published by Archibald Hamilton Jr
etching, published 1 October 1781
NPG D15305

Maria Josepha Stanley (née Holroyd), Lady Stanley of Alderley; Louisa Dorothea Clinton (née Holroyd), by and published by John Baldrey, after  John Downman - NPG D15310

Maria Josepha Stanley (née Holroyd), Lady Stanley of Alderley; Louisa Dorothea Clinton (née Holroyd)

by and published by John Baldrey, after John Downman
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 1 January 1783
NPG D15310

Elizabeth Montagu (née Robinson), by Charles Townley, published by  Jean Marc Pascal, after  Frances Reynolds - NPG D15311

Elizabeth Montagu (née Robinson)

by Charles Townley, published by Jean Marc Pascal, after Frances Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1784
NPG D15311

'A whisper across the channel' (Charles James Fox; Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol), by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D15279

'A whisper across the channel' (Charles James Fox; Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol)

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 1 August 1785
NPG D15279

Anne Merry (née Brunton), by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by  John Bell, after  Richard Cosway - NPG D15292

Anne Merry (née Brunton)

by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by John Bell, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 22 October 1785
NPG D15292

Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, by Joseph Grozer, published by  William Austin, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D15273

Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough

by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 31 March 1786 (1785)
NPG D15273

George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, by and published by Thomas Trotter, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D15270

George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle

by and published by Thomas Trotter, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 25 January 1787 (1786)
NPG D15270

Edward Topham, by Peltro William Tomkins, published by  J.F. Tomkins, after  John Russell - NPG D15347

Edward Topham

by Peltro William Tomkins, published by J.F. Tomkins, after John Russell
stipple engraving, published 28 February 1790
NPG D15347

Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Duchess of York and Albany, by William Bromley, published by  John Sewell, after  Edward Francis Cunningham (Calze) - NPG D15297

Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Duchess of York and Albany

by William Bromley, published by John Sewell, after Edward Francis Cunningham (Calze)
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1791
NPG D15297