Samuel Forster
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Samuel Forster
by and published by Edward Bell, after John Opie
mezzotint, published 1805
25 3/4 in. x 15 3/8 in. (653 mm x 391 mm) plate size; 27 3/4 in. x 17 1/4 in. (704 mm x 437 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1962
Reference Collection
NPG D37741
Sitterback to top
- Samuel Forster (1752-1843), Headmaster of the Norwich Free School. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- Edward Bell (active 1794-1819), Painter and mezzotinter. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits.
- John Opie (1761-1807), Portrait and history painter. Artist or producer associated with 151 portraits, Sitter in 13 portraits.
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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