Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch

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Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch

by Philipp Audinet, after Henri-Pierre Danloux
line engraving, (1798)
13 3/8 in. x 9 1/2 in. (341 mm x 242 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D14811

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  • Philipp Audinet (1766-1837), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits.
  • Henri-Pierre Danloux (1753-1809), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.

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Current affairs

To meet war costs, William Pitt introduces a Finance Bill which levies income tax for the first time.

Art and science

William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge publish Lyrical Ballads; a key publication for the romantic movement in poetry. Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner opens the volume.
Publisher and printseller Rudolph Ackermann establishes his popular 'Repository of the Arts' shop, gallery, library and social centre on the Strand.

International

Uprising of the United Irishmen: a republican rebellion which attempted to achieve Ireland's total independence by force with the aid of a French invasion. It was only narrowly defeated.
Battle of the Nile. Napoleon's visionary Egyptian campaign offers British first major victory as Nelson destroys the French fleet.

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