Emma Hamilton as a Bacchante
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Emma Hamilton as a Bacchante
by and published by Charles Knight, after George Romney
stipple engraving, published 17 June 1797
11 1/4 in. x 8 1/8 in. (286 mm x 206 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D46094
Sitterback to top
- Emma (née Lyon), Lady Hamilton (Baptised 1765-1815), Mistress of Lord Nelson. Sitter in 30 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Charles Knight (1742 or 1743-in or after 1826), Stipple engraver. Artist or producer associated with 36 portraits.
- George Romney (1734-1802), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 166 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Edited by Lucy Peltz & Louise Stewart, Love Stories: Art, Passion & Tragedy, 2020, p. 35
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Simon Schama's Face of Britain: Fame (14 September 2015 - 4 January 2016)
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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