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

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Hospitality, Lancaster House

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.

People

Sir Robert, 2nd Baronet Peel (1788 - 1850)

Places

Subjects

book, male portrait, 19th century costume, frock coat, Prime Minister, curtain, table (as Subject)

Materials & Techniques

mezzotint

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