Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Richard Brinsley Sheridan was born in Dublin in 1751, and, although his family moved to England shortly before his eighth birthday, he self-identified as Irish throughout his life. All contributions are moderated. Please Like other favourites! In his own time, Sheridan was equally celebrated as a great Whig orator. National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HESwitchboard: +44 (0) 20 7306 0055, Find out more about the Inspiring People project, National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

The rest of his 32 years in Parliament were spent as a member of the minority Whig party in opposition to the governing Tories. The School for Scandal was produced on the 8th of May 1777. Sheridan was sent to Waltham Abbey, in Essex, to continue his studies, especially in mathematics. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Sitter associated with 168 portraitsPlaywright and statesman; eloped with Elizabeth Linley whom he subsequently married, 1772; established his reputation with his comedy, The Rivals, 1775; manager of Drury Lane Theatre from 1776; The School for Scandal performed 1777. Copyrighted poems are the property of the copyright holders. A favourite in society, he also embarked on a successful political career, becoming a Whig MP, 1780; noted as an orator; held office under Rockingham and Portland, and led the impeachment against Warren Hastings; friend and confidant of the Prince of Wales. He kept up correspondence with his school friend N.B Halhed and they published in 1771 metrical translations of Aristaenetus.

In February 1777 he produced his version of Vanbrugh's Relapse, under the title of A Trip to Scarborough. Sheridan’s critical acumen and command over language had full scope in his oratory and were seen at their best in his speeches as manager of the unsuccessful impeachment of Warren Hastings, governor general of India.

How do you know this? By ticking permission to publish you are indicating your agreement for your contribution to be shown on this collection item page. Sheridan (1816), to be spoken at the rebuilt Drury Lane Theatre. For more on this playwright from an Irish Studies perspective, see Fintan O’Toole’s biography, A Traitor’s Kiss: The Life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1997). He was entered at the Middle Temple on the 6th of April 1773, and a week later he was openly married to Miss Linley.

Please could you let us know your source of information. Sheridan served in the British parliament from 1780 to 1812, and several speeches in Pizarro mirror the strong anti-colonial statements that he made regarding the English mistreatment of Ireland and India throughout his political career. Richard Brinsley Sheridan. His chief task was to remove indecencies; he added very little to the dialogue and though it is printed among his work he has no title to it. He also revised for the stage Benjamin Thompson's translation, The Stranger, of Kotzebue's Menschenhass und Reue.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, in full Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan, (baptized November 4, 1751, Dublin, Ireland—died July 7, 1816, London, England), Irish-born playwright, impresario, orator, and Whig politician. Please ensure your comments are relevant and appropriate. As a wit he delivered his sallies against the follies of society with a polish that makes him the natural link in the history of the British comedy of manners between Congreve and Wilde. His most popular comedies, The Rivals (1775) and The School for Scandal(1777), display his talent for sparkling dialogue and farce. At the general election of 1807 he stood again for Westminster and was defeated, but was returned as member for Ilchester, at the expense, apparently, of the prince of Wales. (as Richard Brinsley Sheridan) 1984 A rágalom iskolája (TV Movie) (as Sheridan) BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) (1 episode, 1970) (play - 2 episodes, 1975 - 1982)

If we have inadvertently included a copyrighted poem that the copyright holder does not wish to be displayed, we will take the poem down within 48 hours upon notification by the owner or the owner's legal representative (please use the contact form at http://www.poetrynook.com/contact or email "admin [at] poetrynook [dot] com"). 1938 St. Patrick's Day (TV Movie) (as Richard Brinsley Sheridan) 1938 The Rivals (TV Movie) (as Richard Brinsley Sheridan) 1938 The Duenna (TV Movie) (play "The Duenna" - as R.B. At the age of eleven he was sent to Harrow school. Irish author Richard Brinsley Sheridan was both a dramatist and a statesman. With the loss of his parliamentary seat and his income from the theatre, he became a prey to his many creditors. We'll need your email address so that we can follow up on the information provided and contact you to let you know when your contribution has been published. Sometimes we have not recorded the date of a portrait. Sheridan continued to adapt plays and to improvise spectacular shows at Drury Lane, but as a succession of acting managers took over the burden of direction his time was increasingly given to politics.

Sheridan was extremely popular at school. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled. Sheridan, being a proud Irishman, could not let this stand, so, after that first night, he toned down aspects of the character that were perceived as excessively anti-Irish.

He entered parliament for Stafford in 1780, as the friend and ally of Charles James Fox. Sheridan also fought two duels with another suitor of Elizabeth's, a Major Matthews. If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. Sheridan, who was determined to support emancipation, stood for election as member from Stafford again in 1812, but he could not pay those who had previously supported him as much as they expected and, as a result, was defeated. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.

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