Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
7 of 7 portraits by George Lethbridge Saunders
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
by Henry Richard Cook, after George Lethbridge Saunders
stipple engraving, published 1846 (circa 1831)
6 3/4 in. x 5 in. (172 mm x 128 mm) paper size
Given by Mary S. Draper, 1937
Reference Collection
NPG D10829
Sitterback to top
- Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (1771-1851), Son of George III. Sitter in 85 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Richard Cook (active 1804-1849), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 67 portraits.
- George Lethbridge Saunders (1807-1863), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D10821: Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (from same plate)
Events of 1846back to top
Current affairs
The Conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel divides his own party by repealing the unpopular Corn Laws, which prohibited the import of cheap grain from overseas, viewed by many as causing the famines in Ireland (which peaked in this year), as well as domestic hardships following a bad harvest. Peel, defeated on a separate issue, resigns. The Whig Earl Russell becomes Prime Minister.Art and science
Ether is used for the first time as anaesthetic in an operation by the dentist William Morton, while surgeon John Collins Warren removes a tumor on a patient's neck.Edward Lear, the popular humourist and artist, and author of illustrated nonsense verse (including 'The Owl and the Pussycat'), publishes his Book of Nonsense.
International
The first Anglo-Sikh war ends with the Treaty of Lahore, by which Jammu and Kashmir are ceded to the British. The war had been fought between the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab and the British East India Company, with conflict escalating after internal disorder in the Punjab led the East India Company to increase their military presence on the border.Comments back to top
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