John Scott
2 of 2 portraits by Mrs Scott
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Scott
by William Thomas Fry, published by Mrs Scott, after John Jackson
stipple engraving, published January 1826 (1823)
15 3/8 in. x 12 3/4 in. (391 mm x 325 mm) plate size; 20 1/2 in. x 16 in. (520 mm x 405 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D40589
Sitterback to top
- John Scott (1774-1827), Engraver. Sitter in 2 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- William Thomas Fry (1789-1843), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 62 portraits.
- John Jackson (1778-1831), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 232 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
- Mrs Scott (active 1826), Publisher; wife of the engraver John Scott. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (5 Cadogan Street, Sloane Street, London)
Events of 1826back to top
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Riots break out in Lancashire against the use of the power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright. The looms were gradually being introduced across the country, replacing large numbers of manual workers.Art and science
Thomas Telford's Menai Straits and Conway Suspension Bridges open, the largest of their kind at the time.International
Carl Weber arrives to live in England after his opera Der Freischutz is the hit of the London season.Comments back to top
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