William Holwell-Carr
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Holwell-Carr
by Benjamin Burnell
pencil and chalk, 1798
9 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in. (242 mm x 191 mm)
Purchased, 1985
Primary Collection
NPG 5809
Sitterback to top
- William Holwell-Carr (1758-1830), Priest; art dealer; art collector; painter. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Benjamin Burnell (active 1790-1828), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 310
Events of 1798back to top
Current affairs
To meet war costs, William Pitt introduces a Finance Bill which levies income tax for the first time.Art and science
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge publish Lyrical Ballads; a key publication for the romantic movement in poetry. Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner opens the volume.Publisher and printseller Rudolph Ackermann establishes his popular 'Repository of the Arts' shop, gallery, library and social centre on the Strand.
International
Uprising of the United Irishmen: a republican rebellion which attempted to achieve Ireland's total independence by force with the aid of a French invasion. It was only narrowly defeated.Battle of the Nile. Napoleon's visionary Egyptian campaign offers British first major victory as Nelson destroys the French fleet.
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