Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey

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Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey

by Joseph Brown, published by R. Ryley, published by James Fraser, published by Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt, after John Wood
stipple engraving, published 1837
13 1/4 in. x 10 1/4 in. (337 mm x 260 mm) plate size; 19 3/8 in. x 13 1/4 in. (491 mm x 336 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D34848

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Artistsback to top

  • Joseph Brown (1809-1887), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 169 portraits.
  • James Fraser (after 1804-1841), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
  • Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt (1796-1871), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 62 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
  • R. Ryley (active 1837-1838), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 12 portraits.
  • John Wood (1801-1870), History and portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 15 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D34847: Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey (from same plate)

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Current affairs

The controversial monarch William IV dies of pneumonia in June leaving no legitimate heirs, and is succeeded to the throne by his niece Victoria, one month after her eighteenth birthday.
The Registration Act of Births, Marriages and Deaths makes it compulsory for all births, marriages and deaths to be registered at a Registry Office.

Art and science

Dickens's second novel Oliver Twist is serialised in Bentley's Magazine. The story of the orphan Oliver is an attack on the Poor Law Amendment Acts (1834), a highly contentious piece of legislation which abolished outdoor relief, effectively increasing entry in the workhouse. The novel, famously made into a musical in 1968, marks Dickens as an outspoken social critic as well as a highly popular and commercial writer.

International

The Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin is killed in a duel with Baron Georges d'Anthès. Considered the founder of modern Russian literature, Pushkin blended Old Slavonic with vernacular Russian and was the first Russian writer to use everyday speech in his poetry. His works include Eugene Onegin.

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