Sir Frederick Augusta Barnard
5 of 27 portraits by John Prescott Knight
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Frederick Augusta Barnard
by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, early 19th century
11 1/4 in. x 8 1/8 in. (287 mm x 207 mm)
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D602
Sitterback to top
- Sir Frederick Augusta Barnard (1743-1830), Librarian to George III. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Prescott Knight (1803-1881), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 27 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), Mezzotint engraver and painter. Artist or producer associated with 639 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
Events of 1818back to top
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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Jane Roberts
25 May 2016, 13:31
Barnard was invested by George IV as a Commander of the Guelphic Order on 15 June 1828 (see RCIN 1145267.g) - on his retirement as Librarian. Knight's portrait, and Reynolds' reproductive engraving, must post-date that event.
(I don't have access to Graves RA Exhibitors, but it wd be worth checking Knight's exhibits in case this portrait was shown.)