National Army Museum

JOHN, EARL OF HOPETOUN,/ VISCOUNT AITHRIE, LORD HOPE, BARON HOPETOUN OF HOPETOUN, BARON NIDDRY OF NIDDRY

stipple engraving, engraving

Accession Number

NAM.1987-11-9-1

Description

JOHN, EARL OF HOPETOUN,/ VISCOUNT AITHRIE, LORD HOPE, BARON HOPETOUN OF HOPETOUN, BARON NIDDRY OF NIDDRY. Stipple engraving by William Walker, 1822, after Sir Henry Raeburn, 1820. Published by William Walker, 1822. Portrait of Gen John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun.

Units

Army Staff, Lieutenant-General

People

Hopetoun, John Hope, 4th Earl of

Raeburn, Sir Henry

Walker, William

Dimensions

Width: 17.75 in Text: 24.25 in Part 1: 30.25 in Part 1: 20.75 in

Inscriptions

bottom ‘Grand Cross of the Most Honble Order of the Bath, General in the Army, Colonel of the 42d or Royal Highland Regt Captn Genl of the Royal Company of Archers,/ Lord Lieutenant of the County of Linlithgow, To the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Counties of Fife and Linlithgow; This Engraving, taken from One Of the Pictures, painted by their desire/ as a testimony of respect for his Lordships Public Services, and Private Virtues, is Dedicated by their Most Obedient Humble Servant,/ Willm Walker’ bottom ‘Edinburgh Published November 1822 by Willm Walker No 1, Broughton Place’ bottom ‘Painted by Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A.’ bottom left ‘Engraved by Willm Walker’