Jane Porter
1 portrait
Jane Porter
by George Henry Harlow
pencil, 1800s
8 1/2 in. x 6 3/4 in. (216 mm x 171 mm)
Purchased, 1897
Primary Collection
NPG 1108
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Sitterback to top
- Jane Porter (1776-1850), Novelist; sister of Anna Maria Porter. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistback to top
- George Henry Harlow (1787-1819), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 80 portraits, Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
This portraitback to top
After her father's death when she was three, Jane Porter and her four siblings were brought up by their mother in Edinburgh. Having moved to London, Porter moved in literary circles and in 1803 published her first novel, Thaddeus of Warsaw, which was an immediate success. Her second novel, The Scottish Chiefs (1810), based on the story of William Wallace, also went through many editions. These and her later novels contributed to the vogue for historical novels which would culminate in Sir Walter Scott's Waverley of 1814. In this portrait Porter is depicted holding a cross, the history of which is given in an inscription running along the right-hand edge of the work.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 502
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 402
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