William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford, when Sir William Best
1 portrait by Robert Cribb & Son
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford, when Sir William Best
by William Say, published by Robert Cribb & Son, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 2 February 1825
22 3/8 in. x 16 3/8 in. (567 mm x 415 mm) paper size; 17 7/8 in. x 13 7/8 in. (455 mm x 353 mm) image size
Given by Society of Judges and Serjeants-at-Law, 1877
Reference Collection
NPG D36216
Sitterback to top
- William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford (1767-1845), Politician and judge. Sitter in 7 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Robert Cribb & Son (active 1804-1829), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits.
- Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 111 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
- William Say (1768-1834), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 261 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D36215: William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford, when Sir William Best (from same plate)
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Events of 1825back to top
Current affairs
Strikes, contract breaking and worker intimidation prompt the passing of a new Anti-Trade Union Combination Act to the dismay of economist John McCulloch, MP Joseph Hume and radical Francis Place who had worked for the repeal of the previous year.Catholic Relief Bill is rejected by the House of Lords.
Art and science
Construction of Thames Tunnel begins under the direction of Marc Isambard Brunel.Stockton to Darlington Railway, the world's first passenger system, opens.
William Hazlitt publishes The Spirit of the Age; twenty-five pen-portraits of his contemporaries in the world of literature, philosophy and politics.
International
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in London.John Quincy Adams is elected President of the United States.
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