'Commemoration of the 11th October 1797'

1 portrait by John Edwards

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'Commemoration of the 11th October 1797'

by George Noble, and by James Parker, published by Robert Bowyer, and published by John Edwards, after Robert Smirke, after John Smart
line engraving, published 1803
27 1/8 in. x 17 3/4 in. (689 mm x 452 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15178

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  • Robert Bowyer (1758-1834), Miniature painter and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 47 portraits.
  • John Edwards (active 1803). Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
  • George Noble (active 1795-1828), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.
  • James Parker (1750-1805), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
  • John Smart (1741-1811), Miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 20 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Robert Smirke (1753-1845), Painter and illustrator. Artist or producer associated with 24 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.

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  • NPG D17018: 'Commemoration of the 11th October 1797' (from same plate)

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Current affairs

The Vice Society is formally established by John Reeves and his associates to campaign against blasphemy and immorality, particularly that perpetrated by Thomas Paine and the Edinburgh Review.

Art and science

Erasmus Darwin's Temple of Nature published posthumously. A scientific treaty in the form of an elaborate couplet poem, its content anticipated some of the evolutionary ideas developed by his grandson, Charles Darwin, fifty years later.
Construction of the Caledonian Canal begins.

International

War with France resumes, sparking new fears of a cross-channel invasion.
United Irishman, Robert Emmett's attempted uprising in Dublin. Planned to coincide with Napoleon's expected invasion, it aimed to overthrow the English administration but ended in failure. Emmett is hanged along with several other conspirators.

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