William Huskisson (1770-1830) politician

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Richard Rothwell was born in Athlone, Ireland. He trained at the Dublin Society’s School and became a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy at 24. He later moved to London and initially enjoyed great success there. Rothwell continued to exhibit in Dublin, while also showing work at the Royal Academy in London. In 1831, he travelled to Italy to spend three years educating himself in Italian art. In 1842, he married the daughter of a Belfast doctor and the couple moved between Ireland, the US, London and Italy. However, Rothwell was unable to match the success of his first spell in London. Late in his career he moved from portraiture to Italianate subject pictures. While working in Rome in 1868 he developed a fever and died, aged about 73.
Thomas Hodgetts was a London-based landscape painter and mezzotint engraver of portraits and landscapes. He exhibited ten works at the Royal Academy, two at the British Institution and eleven at the Society of Artists in Suffolk Street, London.

People

William Huskisson (1770 - 1830)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, 19th century costume, Member of Parliament

Materials & Techniques

mezzotint

Artist

Richard Rothwell (1800 - 1868)
Thomas Hodgetts

Title

William Huskisson (1770-1830) politician

Date

published August 1832

Medium

Mezzotint

Dimensions

height: 31.80 cm, width: 25.20 cm

Acquisition

origin uncertain

Provenance

Probably acquired by or for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, c.1990s

GAC number

18373