Sir John Gurney
1 portrait by James Posselwhite
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir John Gurney
by James Posselwhite, after George Richmond
stipple, based on a work of 1844-1845
27 in. x 17 3/4 in. (687 mm x 450 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1959
Reference Collection
NPG D35073
Artistsback to top
- James Posselwhite (1798-1884), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 45 portraits.
- George Richmond (1809-1896), Portrait painter and draughtsman; son of Thomas Richmond. Artist or producer associated with 337 portraits, Sitter in 14 portraits.
Events of 1844back to top
Current affairs
Britain experiences a railway boom. Peel's government passes a series of Acts creating provision of cheap, regular rail services. George Hudson, the first great railway entrepreneur, who controlled over 1,000 miles of railway track and whose enterprises made York a major commercial and transport hub, becomes known as 'the Railway King'.Art and science
Disraeli's Coningsby is published. The first of his 1840s 'Young England' trilogy, it was the cultural manifesto of Disraeli's vision for a new Conservativism.David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson set up their innovative and pioneering photography studio in Edinburgh, capturing portraits of both Scottish society figures and workers, as well as urban and rural landscape scenes.
International
Tensions continue to mount in Eastern Europe over Russian imperialist ambitions, as Tsar Nicholas I describes the Ottoman Empire as 'the Sick Man of Europe'.With the overthrow of the Haitians, the Spanish-speaking portion of the island of Hispaniola gains independence, as the Dominican Republic.
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