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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
by Caroline Watson, published by Robert John Thornton, after Allan Ramsay, and after Thomas Uwins
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1805
18 3/4 in. x 12 7/8 in. (475 mm x 328 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1964
Reference Collection
NPG D34333
Artistsback to top
- Allan Ramsay (1713-1784), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 120 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Robert John Thornton (1768-1837), Physician, writer on botany and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Thomas Uwins (1782-1857), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 20 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Caroline Watson (1760 or 1761-1814), Printmaker. Artist or producer associated with 29 portraits.
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Events of 1805back to top
Current affairs
Nelson's state funeral is held at St Paul's. An occasion for an outpouring of national grief and patriotism, the grand ceremony built on the cult of Nelson which had emerged in the years before his death.Art and science
Mary Tighe publishes Pysche or the Legend of Love, a romantic allegory in the fashionable medieval revival style, admired by both Keats and Shelley.The 'poems of Ossian' are officially declared a fake and a great literary scandal ends as Scottish poet James Macpherson is exposed as the forger of the third century bard's epic works.
International
Battle of Trafalgar. Napoleon's ultimate plan to invade England from Boulogne with 100,000 men is thwarted by superior British naval power. Nelson dies in the closing moments of battle having been wounded by a French sniper, but survives long enough to learn that a decisive victory has been won.Comments back to top
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