Sir Robert Peel, Bt (1788-1850) Prime Minister

John Linnell (1792 - 1882)
James Scott (1809 - c.1889)

Mezzotint

published 1 January 1840

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Hospitality, Lancaster House


  • About the artist
    John Linnell studied at the Royal Academy Schools under the patronage of the artist Benjamin West and was a pupil of John Varley. He is best known for his rural landscapes but turned his attention to portraiture after his marriage in 1817. He was a friend and patron of William Blake and father-in-law to Samuel Palmer. Linnell’s eccentricities and radical political and religious views led to a number of rifts with both individual artists, including Palmer and John Constable, and the artistic establishment, perhaps explaining his failure to be elected as a Royal Academician.
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    Artist
    John Linnell (1792 - 1882)
    James Scott (1809 - c.1889)
    Title
    Sir Robert Peel, Bt (1788-1850) Prime Minister
    Date
    published 1 January 1840
    Medium
    Mezzotint
    Acquisition
    Origin uncertain
    Provenance
    Found in Scottish Office, Dover House, September 1992
    GAC number
    17033