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Beaumont Hotham, 2nd Baron Hotham
4 of 5 portraits by Rupert Green
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Beaumont Hotham, 2nd Baron Hotham
by and published by Valentine Green, and published by Rupert Green, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, published 1 July 1797
20 1/4 in. x 15 1/4 in. (514 mm x 387 mm) plate size; 21 3/4 in. x 16 1/8 in. (551 mm x 409 mm) paper size
Given by Society of Judges and Serjeants-at-Law, 1877
Reference Collection
NPG D35999
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- Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt) (1735-1811), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 63 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Rupert Green (1767 or 1768-1804), Publisher; son of Valentine and Mary Green. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Valentine Green (1739-1813), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 150 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
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- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (14 Percy Street, Bedford Square, London)
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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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