Sir John Gilmour of Craigmillar
1 portrait by Charles Reuben Ryley (Riley)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir John Gilmour of Craigmillar
by Charles Reuben Ryley (Riley), published by Robert Wilkinson
etching, published 1 January 1798
7 5/8 in. x 4 7/8 in. (194 mm x 124 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D29901
Sitterback to top
- Sir John Gilmour of Craigmillar (baptised 1605-1671), Judge. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Charles Reuben Ryley (Riley) (circa 1752-1798), Painter, engraver and illustrator. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- Robert Wilkinson (active 1767-1827), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 61 portraits.
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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