Robert Cunninghame Graham (Robert Graham of Gartmore)
1 portrait by Henry Bone
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Cunninghame Graham (Robert Graham of Gartmore)
by Henry Bone, after Sir Henry Raeburn
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1797 (circa 1794)
7 3/8 in. x 6 in. (187 mm x 152 mm)
Acquired from Sir George Scharf, 1890
Reference Collection
NPG D17260
Sitterback to top
- Robert Cunninghame Graham (Robert Graham of Gartmore) (1735-1797), Politician and Poet. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Bone (1755-1834), Enamel painter. Artist or producer associated with 677 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
- Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 76 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
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Events of 1797back to top
Current affairs
The Anti-Jacobin periodical makes its debut followed by The Anti-Jacobin Review the year after. Edited by William Gifford, it acted as a Tory mouthpiece against the 'New Morality' associated with republicanism.Bank crisis results in the temporary suspension of payments by the Bank of England leading to a nationwide currency shortage.
Art and science
Robert Southey, later Poet Laureate, publishes his collected Poems, exploring contemporary interest in mythology and non-European cultures.Ann Radcliffe publishes her popular gothic novel The Italian. One of the most imaginative novelists of the period, she helped introduce readers to the romantic sense of the supernatural.
International
Battle of Cape St Vincent. Admiral John Jervis leads the fleet which defeat the Spanish.Failure of a small French invasion in Pembrokeshire.
Naval mutinies at Spithead and Nore.
Attack on the Canary Islands in which Rear-Admiral Nelson loses an arm.
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Martin Hopkinson
24 August 2018, 11:49
Bone's portrait of 1797 is in the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow