Robert Roy

1 portrait by Colnaghi & Co

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Robert Roy

by and published by James Heath, published by John Peter Thompson, published by Peltro William Tomkins, published by Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
line engraving, published 10 February 1804
20 1/4 in. x 15 3/8 in. (515 mm x 390 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1951
Reference Collection
NPG D39910

Sitterback to top

  • Robert Roy (active 1804), Master of the Academy, Burlington Street. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistsback to top

  • Colnaghi & Co (active 1809-1835), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 101 portraits.
  • James Heath (1757-1834), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 84 portraits, Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
  • Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769-1850), Portrait painter and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 91 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
  • John Peter Thompson (1792-1819), Engraver, printer and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits.
  • Peltro William Tomkins (1759-1840), Engraver and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 54 portraits.

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Current affairs

William Pitt returns to office and forms a second coalition administration, retaining many of those who had served under his predecessor Henry Addington but specifically excluding his arch rival Charles James Fox .

Art and science

William Blake starts writing Jerusalem. One of his most ambitious allegorical poems, it took nearly eight years to complete.
Amidst infighting about submissions to the annual exhibition, attempts are made to unseat painter Benjamin West as President of the Royal Academy and elect architect James Wyatt instead.

International

Napoleon declares himself Emperor of France and is crowned as Napoleon I by Pope Pius VII in Paris.
Haiti achieves independence led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, the patriot and martyr who had seized control from the French in 1801. He becomes a symbolic figure of freedom for the British anti-slavery movement.

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