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Walter Scott Image Collection
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0014663
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Shelfmark:
Corson P.7349
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Corson P.7349
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Title:
George Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, K. T.-F. A. S. &c &c.
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George Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, K. T.-F. A. S. &c &c.
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Steel engraved portrait of George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, by T. Woolnoth after a painting by A. Wivell
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Steel engraved portrait of George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, by T. Woolnoth after a painting by A. Wivell
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Creator:
Wivell, Abraham
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Wivell, Abraham
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Painter
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Associate Creator:
Woolnoth, Thomas A.
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Woolnoth, Thomas A.
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Associate Creator Role:
Engraver
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Date:
1846
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1846
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Description:
Portrait of the British statesman George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860). The Conservative diplomat and statesman George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, served successively as British Ambassador to Austria (1813-14), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1828), Foreign Secretary (1828-30 and 1841-46), Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (1834-35), and Prime Minister (1852-55). Scott first met him as a guest of Lord Abercorn in 1807, judging him 'a very accomplishd young man who promises to make a figure' (letter to Lady Scott, 30 March 1807). Lord Aberdeen subsequently secured a diplomatic position for Scott's son Charles (1830) and furnished his son Walter with a letter of introduction to the British Ambassador to France. The original portrait by Wivell was painted in the mid-1820s.
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Portrait of the British statesman George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860). The Conservative diplomat and statesman George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, served successively as British Ambassador to Austria (1813-14), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1828), Foreign Secretary (1828-30 and 1841-46), Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (1834-35), and Prime Minister (1852-55). Scott first met him as a guest of Lord Abercorn in 1807, judging him 'a very accomplishd young man who promises to make a figure' (letter to Lady Scott, 30 March 1807). Lord Aberdeen subsequently secured a diplomatic position for Scott's son Charles (1830) and furnished his son Walter with a letter of introduction to the British Ambassador to France. The original portrait by Wivell was painted in the mid-1820s.
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Work Type:
Engraving
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Engraving
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Measurement:
20.4 x 25.4cm (8 1/16 x 10")
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20.4 x 25.4cm (8 1/16 x 10")
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Material:
Ink
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Material:
Paper
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Technique:
Steel Engraving
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Steel Engraving
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Location:
TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
Corson Collection
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Corson Collection
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Source:
The National Portrait Gallery of Illustrations and Eminent Personages. London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1846
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The National Portrait Gallery of Illustrations and Eminent Personages. London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1846
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Subject Person:
Gordon, George Hamilton, Earl of Aberdeen
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Gordon, George Hamilton, Earl of Aberdeen
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Subject Person:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Friends and associates
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Portraits
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[Portraits]
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Repro Capture Date:
11/04/2012 15:30:00
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11/04/2012 15:30:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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