Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt
(1771-1832), Novelist and poetRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 45 portraits
The Edinburgh-born poet, novelist and critic Scott was an immensely successful writer before turning to the great historical romances for which he is now best known. Works like Waverley (1814) and Rob Roy (1817) had a seminal impact on the creation of Scotland's national identity. A passionate Tory, a proud landowner and a co-founder of the Quarterly Review, with Byron, Scott was among the most popular and commercially successful writers of his age. Although a prolific novelist of great influence, his later years were dogged by the need to pay off the colossal debts incurred by his business partner.
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by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
marble bust, 1841, based on a work of 1820
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 993
Unknown man, formerly known as Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt
attributed to Edwin Landseer
ink and wash, 1821
NPG 1650
by Edwin Landseer
pen and ink, 1824?
NPG 2811
by Edwin Landseer
oil on panel, circa 1824
On display in Room 18 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 391
replica by John Graham Gilbert
oil on canvas, 1829
NPG 240
by William Brockedon
pencil and chalk, circa 1830
NPG 2515(30)
by Augustin Edouart
silhouette, 1830-1831
NPG 1638
by Sir William Allan
pencil and chalk, 1831
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by Sir William Allan
oil on board, 1831
NPG 321
by Lennie, after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s (1820)
NPG Ax138001
by Garnier, printed and published by Henry Gaugain, after Sir Henry Raeburn
lithograph, early 19th century
NPG D40611
by J.E., after Unknown artist
mezzotint, early 19th century
NPG D4182
by Charles Picart, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Henry Raeburn
stipple engraving, published 21 December 1811
NPG D40608
by Charles Picart, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Henry Raeburn
stipple engraving, published 21 December 1811
NPG D16117
by William Nicholson
etching, 1817
NPG D40613
'The Abbotsford family' (Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt)
by William Greatbach, published by George Virtue, after Sir David Wilkie
line engraving, (1817)
NPG D40615
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, (1821)
NPG D40600
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
photogravure, (1821)
NPG D40601
by Belnos, printed by Lemercier, published by Bailly Ward & Co, published by Vor. Morlot, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, (1821)
NPG D40602
by Edward Mitchell, after Sir Henry Raeburn
line engraving, (1822)
NPG D32443
Links
- Abbotsford House, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- Dryburgh Abbey, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- Scott Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom, Selkirkshire, Scotland
- Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt in the Oxford Index
- The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club
- Writers' Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland
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