George Henry Harlow

1 portrait by George Henry Harlow

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George Henry Harlow

by John Jackson, after George Henry Harlow
pencil, circa 1819, based on a work of circa 1818
7 3/4 in. x 5 3/8 in. (197 mm x 136 mm)
Bequeathed by the sitter's nephew, George Harlow White, 1888
Primary Collection
NPG 782

Sitterback to top

  • George Henry Harlow (1787-1819), Portrait painter. Sitter associated with 3 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 81 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • George Henry Harlow (1787-1819), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 81 portraits, Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
  • John Jackson (1778-1831), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 232 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.

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Current affairs

Death of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's Queen since 1761.
Official enquiry initiated into Queen Caroline's conduct abroad.

Art and science

Mary Shelley anonymously publishes her masterpiece Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus which reflects growing concern about the role of morality in science.
Lord Byron completes his romance Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage, whose gloomy, dissolute hero was probably based on the writer himself.

International

Stamford Raffles acquires authorisation to construct a fort at Singapore marking the beginning of its development as a centre of East-West trade.
Congress of European Alliance at Aix-La-Chapelle. Lord Castlereagh plays a central role in establishing a pan-Europe peace settlement to bring a chastened France back into the world of political respectability.

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