William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart
1 portrait of William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart
by Henry Meyer, after John Hoppner
mezzotint, published 1807
13 1/4 in. x 9 7/8 in. (338 mm x 250 mm) plate size; 22 3/8 in. x 16 1/8 in. (569 mm x 410 mm) paper size
Given by Royal Hospital Chelsea, 1962
Reference Collection
NPG D32736
Sitterback to top
- William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart (1755-1843), General and diplomat. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Hoppner (1758-1810), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 217 portraits, Sitter in 13 portraits.
- Henry Meyer (1782?-1847), Portrait painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 281 portraits.
Events of 1807back to top
Current affairs
Act is passed abolishing the British slave trade after vigorous campaigning by hundreds of thousands of people led by Thomas Clarkson and championed in parliament by reformer William Wilberforce.Resignation of 'Ministry of all the Talents'. Whig politician William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, Duke of Portland, succeeds as Prime Minister.
Art and science
Thomas Hope publishes Household Furniture and Interior Decoration; influential in promoting Greek and especially Egyptian models as the epitome of fashionable style.International
French invasion of Spain and Portugal.Britain occupies Copenhagen and captures the Danish fleet.
Napoleon begins to wage an economic battle against Britain, recognising the impossibility of victory at sea because of Britain's superior naval power. He aims to close the entire European coastline to British trade.
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