Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Bt (1768-1843), Lord Mayor of London
Sitter associated with 36 portraits
Served as Lord Mayor of London from 1815 to 1817 and was a Whig MP from 1817 to 1843. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to his uncle, a chemist and druggist in Exeter. He moved to London in 1790 where he continued in this line of trade. In 1802, he patented a colouring matter for beer and went into business with a hop merchant. As Mayor of London Wood took a lead in many city improvements, and gained popularity for the way in which he promoted resistance to repressive government measures and for his campaign against the London underworld. He laid the foundation of a new debtors' prison in Whitecross Street, and encouraged the construction of the new London Bridge and formation of the Post Office.
by Arthur William Devis
oil on canvas, 1815-1816
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The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by William Say, after Arthur William Devis
mezzotint, (1815-1816)
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by William Say, published by Josiah Boydell, after Arthur William Devis
mezzotint, published 1 January 1817 (1815-1816)
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'Absolute wisdom, or Queen's owl. Taken from a wood' (Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Bt)
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, circa 1817-1825
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'Absolute wisdom, or Queen's owl. Taken from a wood' (Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Bt)
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, circa 1817-1825
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'Absolute wisdom, or Queen's owl. Taken from a wood' (Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Bt)
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, circa 1817-1825
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Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Bt ('A view in the Justice Room, Guildhall')
by and published by Richard Dighton
etching, published 1819
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Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Bt ('A view in the Justice Room, Guildhall')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1819 (1824)
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Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Bt ('A view in the Justice Room, Guildhall')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1819
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Steward's Court of the Manor of Torre Devon
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published December 1820
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attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 1820
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The Time Piece! & Cunning Jack o' both sides
possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published June 1820
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Mother Wood, the Popular Procuress-! (Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Bt)
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 24 June 1820
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A Wooden Substitute, or Any Port in a Storm
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
coloured etching, published 19 January 1821
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attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 27 March 1821
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attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published February 1821
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attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 6 August 1821
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The Royal Extinguisher, or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians
by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 7 April 1821
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Returning Justice lifts aloft her Scale
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 1 June 1821
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