Commemoration of the 14th February 1797

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Commemoration of the 14th February 1797

by William Henry Worthington, and by James Parker, published by Robert Bowyer, after Robert Smirke
line engraving, published 1803
26 5/8 in. x 19 in. (677 mm x 484 mm) plate size
Reference Collection
NPG D17017

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  • Robert Bowyer (1758-1834), Miniature painter and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 47 portraits.
  • James Parker (1750-1805), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
  • Robert Smirke (1753-1845), Painter and illustrator. Artist or producer associated with 24 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
  • William Henry Worthington (circa 1790-after 1839), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 33 portraits.

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  • NPG D17019: Victors of the Nile (bound together)
  • NPG D17016: 'Commemoration of the victory of June 1st 1794' (bound together)
  • NPG D17018: 'Commemoration of the 11th October 1797' (bound together)

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Current affairs

The Vice Society is formally established by John Reeves and his associates to campaign against blasphemy and immorality, particularly that perpetrated by Thomas Paine and the Edinburgh Review.

Art and science

Erasmus Darwin's Temple of Nature published posthumously. A scientific treaty in the form of an elaborate couplet poem, its content anticipated some of the evolutionary ideas developed by his grandson, Charles Darwin, fifty years later.
Construction of the Caledonian Canal begins.

International

War with France resumes, sparking new fears of a cross-channel invasion.
United Irishman, Robert Emmett's attempted uprising in Dublin. Planned to coincide with Napoleon's expected invasion, it aimed to overthrow the English administration but ended in failure. Emmett is hanged along with several other conspirators.

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