Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt
by Sir William Allan
oil on board, 1831
32 in. x 25 in. (813 mm x 635 mm)
Purchased, 1871
Primary Collection
NPG 321
Sitterback to top
- Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt (1771-1832), Novelist and poet. Sitter associated with 47 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir William Allan (1782-1850), Painter and engraver; President of the Royal Scottish Academy. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG 2646: Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt (study)
- NPG D40595: Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt (after)
- NPG D40596: Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt (after)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Gibson, Robin, The Face in the Corner: Animal Portraits from the Collections of the National Portrait Gallery, 1998, p. 19
- Robin Gibson, Pets in Portraits, 2015, p. 36
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 553
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 441
Placesback to top
- Place portrayed: United Kingdom: Scotland, Scottish Borders (study, sitter's home, Abbotsford, Scotland)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1831back to top
Current affairs
Parliamentary Reform Bill is rejected by the House of Lords prompting riots in Nottingham, Derby and Bristol.Art and science
Michael Faraday demonstrates electromagnetic induction.Death of Lady Sarah Ponsonby, last of the famous Ladies of Llangollen who attracted many of the leading names in art and literature to visit them at their home in Plas Newydd, Wales.
Opening of New London Bridge, designed by John Rennie.
International
Violinist Niccolo Paganini arrives in England from Italy and embarks on a six month tour of the country after astonishing London audiences with his virtuoso performances.Revolutionary outbreaks in Modena, Parma and the Papal States influenced by the July Revolution in France the previous year.
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