Katherine Livingston (née Howard), Viscountess Newburgh
1 portrait of Katherine Livingston (née Howard), Viscountess Newburgh
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Katherine Livingston (née Howard), Viscountess Newburgh
by Richard Sawyer, after Wenceslaus Hollar
etching, published 1821
8 1/4 in. x 5 5/8 in. (211 mm x 144 mm) plate size; 12 1/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (307 mm x 250 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D28438
Sitterback to top
- Katherine Livingston (née Howard), Viscountess Newburgh (1620-1650), Royalist conspirator; former wife of George Stuart, and later wife of James Livingston, Viscount Newburgh. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677), Etcher. Artist or producer associated with 540 portraits, Sitter associated with 10 portraits.
- Richard Sawyer (active circa 1807-1830), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.
Events of 1821back to top
Current affairs
George IV is crowned at Westminster Abbey on 19 July and Queen Caroline is turned away from the ceremony. Two weeks later she dies reawakening popular sympathy for her cause. Riots break out at her funeral as the Government attempts to reroute the procession to avoid the popular reaction of the mob.Art and science
Thomas De Quincey publishes Confessions of an English Opium Eater in the London Magazine. A creative commentary on his mental life, it gained instant notoriety.The Manchester Guardian (later The Guardian) established.
Michael Faraday builds the first electric motor.
International
Napoleon dies.Revolts in Wallachia and Moldovia against the oppressive rule of the Ottoman Turks. The rebels appeal to Tsar Alexander I for help and the Greek War of Independence begins.
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