Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt
11 of 27 portraits by John Prescott Knight
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt
by Richard James Lane, printed by and published by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co, after John Prescott Knight
lithograph, published 10 December 1828
16 7/8 in. x 11 3/4 in. (429 mm x 298 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D40598
Sitterback to top
- Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt (1771-1832), Novelist and poet. Sitter associated with 47 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co (active 1826-1834), Lithographic printers. Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits.
- John Prescott Knight (1803-1881), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 27 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Richard James Lane (1800-1872), Sculptor and lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 1226 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
Events of 1828back to top
Current affairs
Duke of Wellington becomes Prime Minister.Madhouse Act attempts to regulate asylums and ensure new arrivals are genuinely insane.
Repeal of the Test Acts removes political restrictions from dissenters, allowing them to hold public office.
Art and science
London Zoological Gardens open in Regent's Park. They provide both entertainment and a supply of exotic specimens for naturalists and anatomists such as Richard Owen who becomes a European authority on the subject.International
Daniel O'Connell is elected Member of Parliament for County Clare but as a Catholic is not permitted to take his seat.Comments back to top
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