Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook
2 of 8 portraits of Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook
by Sir George Hayter
oil on millboard, circa 1833
11 in. x 8 1/4 in. (279 mm x 210 mm)
Given by the sitter's son, Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook, 1900
Primary Collection
NPG 1257
Sitterback to top
- Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook (1796-1866), Whig politician,Chancellor of the Exchequer and MP for Portsmouth. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir George Hayter (1792-1871), Portrait and history painter; son of Charles Hayter. Artist or producer associated with 198 portraits, Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 345
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 462
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- The House of Lords and the House of Commons (1 July 2000 - 1 January 2001)
Events of 1833back to top
Current affairs
Shaftesbury's Factory Act is passed regulating women's hours and providing for the education of children working in the textile industry.Bank Act is passed, making Bank of England notes Britain's legal tender.
Art and science
Charles Lamb publishes Last Essays of Elia after the enormous success of his earlier Essays. A comic allegorization of his humdrum clerical job they become one of the period's literary sensations.Charles Dickens begins his series Sketches by Boz in the Monthly Magazine.
International
Abolition of slavery in the British Empire; 780,000 slaves are freed, £20 million is allocated as compensation for slave owners and a six year apprenticeship system for freed slaves is established.Comments back to top
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