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Sir Frederick Augusta Barnard

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Sir Frederick Augusta Barnard

by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, early 19th century
11 1/4 in. x 8 1/8 in. (287 mm x 207 mm)
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D602

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  • John Prescott Knight (1803-1881), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 27 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
  • Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), Mezzotint engraver and painter. Artist or producer associated with 639 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

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  • NPG D1296: Sir Frederick Augusta Barnard (from same plate)

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Current affairs

Death of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's Queen since 1761.
Official enquiry initiated into Queen Caroline's conduct abroad.

Art and science

Mary Shelley anonymously publishes her masterpiece Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus which reflects growing concern about the role of morality in science.
Lord Byron completes his romance Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage, whose gloomy, dissolute hero was probably based on the writer himself.

International

Stamford Raffles acquires authorisation to construct a fort at Singapore marking the beginning of its development as a centre of East-West trade.
Congress of European Alliance at Aix-La-Chapelle. Lord Castlereagh plays a central role in establishing a pan-Europe peace settlement to bring a chastened France back into the world of political respectability.

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Jane Roberts

25 May 2016, 13:31

Barnard was invested by George IV as a Commander of the Guelphic Order on 15 June 1828 (see RCIN 1145267.g) - on his retirement as Librarian. Knight's portrait, and Reynolds' reproductive engraving, must post-date that event.
(I don't have access to Graves RA Exhibitors, but it wd be worth checking Knight's exhibits in case this portrait was shown.)