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Holy Family (Madonna del Passeggio)

9 of 9 portraits by Raphael (Raffaello Santi)

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Holy Family (Madonna del Passeggio)

by Henry Bone, after Raphael (Raffaello Santi)
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1816
15 1/8 in. x 10 1/2 in. (383 mm x 266 mm)
Acquired from Sir George Scharf, 1890
Reference Collection
NPG D17453

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  • Henry Bone (1755-1834), Enamel painter. Artist or producer associated with 677 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
  • Raphael (Raffaello Santi) (1483-1520), Italian painter and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.

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  • NPG D17225: Holy Family (Madonna del Passeggio) (variant version)

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Current affairs

Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.
Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.

Art and science

Jane Austen publishes Emma.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.

International

British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.
Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.

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