Portret van George Augustus Eliott

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height 504 mm x width 380 mm

Art Historical Context

This stipple engraving, created by British artist Richard Earlom in November 1788, captures George Augustus Eliott, the celebrated defender of Gibraltar during the Great Siege of 1779–1783. Eliott, later Baron Heathfield, became a national hero for his steadfast leadership against combined Spanish and French forces, an event that bolstered British morale amid the challenges of the American Revolutionary War era. The portrait, rendered at an imposing scale of 504 by 380 millimeters, likely served to commemorate his victories and enduring legacy in British military history. Earlom was renowned ...

About the Artist

Richard Earlom · 1728–1794

Richard Earlom (1743–1822) stands as one of the supreme masters of mezzotint engraving in British art history, whose technical virtuosity and dedication to reproductive printmaking brought the works of Old Masters to unprecedented audiences. Born in London on May 14, 1743, Earlom spent his entire career transforming paintings and drawings into prints of extraordinary quality, elevating reproductiv...