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Sir David Wilkie

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Sir David Wilkie

by and published by John Young, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, published 1810
14 7/8 in. x 10 3/8 in. (379 mm x 265 mm) plate size; 15 1/4 in. x 10 3/4 in. (388 mm x 272 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19316

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  • Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841), Painter. Sitter in 21 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits.

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  • Sir William Beechey (1753-1839), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 252 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
  • John Young (1755-1825), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 57 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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Current affairs

Serious 'Burdett and Liberty' riots break out in London in support of radical MP Sir Francis Burdett who had been arrested for denouncing the House of Common's decision to bar journalists from some debates.
Princess Amelia dies triggering renewed bout of illness in her father, George III.

Art and science

Sir Walter Scott publishes his chivalrous, medieval ballad, The Lady of the Lake, set on Loch Katrine in Perthshire.
Kennett and Avon Trunk Canal is completed.
First Savings Bank is set up by financier Henry Duncan.

International

Madame De Stael writes De l'Allemagne which portrays Germany as a model of Romantic nationalism for emerging revolutionary nations. It was banned by Napoleon but published in London to great acclaim.
Lisbon besieged. Wellington takes shelter behind the fortified lines of the Torres Vedras and the French army are forced to retreat.

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