Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
8 of 10 portraits by George Keating
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
by George Keating, published by John Peter Thompson, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1 August 1797
19 3/4 in. x 14 in. (500 mm x 355 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15617
Sitterback to top
- Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (1752-1834), Sportsman and patron of horse-racing. Sitter associated with 65 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), Portrait and landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 268 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
- George Keating (1762-1842), Engraver and bookseller. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
- John Peter Thompson (1792-1819), Engraver, printer and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 23 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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