Emma Hamilton

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Emma Hamilton

by Raphael Morghen, after Angelica Kauffmann
line engraving, (1791)
15 1/2 in. x 10 3/4 in. (395 mm x 273 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19120

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  • Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits, Sitter in 9 portraits.
  • Raphael Morghen (1758-1833). Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.

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  • Place made: Italy (Rome, Italy)

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Current affairs

Thomas Paine publishes his inflammatory and widely read Rights of Man in response to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France of the previous year. The work advocates radical revolution and prompts a trial for seditious libel that takes place in his absence.
The Catholic Relief Act is passed, repealing the most severe penal laws.

Art and science

Robert Burns publishes Tam O'Shanter, combining the Scottish vernacular with the formal traditions of classical English poetry and exploring radical ideas of freedom.
The Observer newspaper is founded.
The Ordnance Survey is set up to prepare detailed maps of the country.

International

Mozart composes The Magic Flute.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man establishes liberal freedoms in France
The French Constitution is passed by the National Assembly.
Louis XVI flees Paris with his family but is captured at Varennes.
William Pitt declares Britain will remain neutral in any war against France.

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Johanna Parker

09 February 2019, 10:00

Do you know where donor Raphael purchased the work from? I have found a reference to its sale on 30 January 1883 in a Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge sale of the J Barnard Library Collection. British Library accession no: OCLC: 171646452; p51. I am doing my PhD on Davis and I wonder if it is the same work. The purchaser is listed as Fawcett (?). Hope this is useful.