George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth
1 of 4 portraits by Robert Shipster
© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth
by Robert Shipster, after Unknown artist, published by R. Faulder
stipple engraving, published 1797
7 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in. (190 mm x 140 mm) plate size; 12 5/8 in. x 9 3/4 in. (320 mm x 249 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D30829
Sitterback to top
- George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth (circa 1647-1691), Admiral. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- R. Faulder (active circa 1797), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Robert Shipster (1775-1823), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
Events of 1797back to top
Current affairs
The Anti-Jacobin periodical makes its debut followed by The Anti-Jacobin Review the year after. Edited by William Gifford, it acted as a Tory mouthpiece against the 'New Morality' associated with republicanism.Bank crisis results in the temporary suspension of payments by the Bank of England leading to a nationwide currency shortage.
Art and science
Robert Southey, later Poet Laureate, publishes his collected Poems, exploring contemporary interest in mythology and non-European cultures.Ann Radcliffe publishes her popular gothic novel The Italian. One of the most imaginative novelists of the period, she helped introduce readers to the romantic sense of the supernatural.
International
Battle of Cape St Vincent. Admiral John Jervis leads the fleet which defeat the Spanish.Failure of a small French invasion in Pembrokeshire.
Naval mutinies at Spithead and Nore.
Attack on the Canary Islands in which Rear-Admiral Nelson loses an arm.
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