Greville Ewing
1 portrait by B.J. Holdsworth
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Greville Ewing
by Henry Edward Dawe, published by Maurice Ogle, and published by G. Gallie, and published by B.J. Holdsworth, after John Campbell
mezzotint, published 1 February 1826
21 in. x 15 in. (533 mm x 382 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D36616
Artistsback to top
- John Campbell (active circa 1800), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- Henry Edward Dawe (1790-1848), Painter and printmaker. Artist or producer associated with 61 portraits.
- G. Gallie, Glasgow publisher. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- B.J. Holdsworth (active 1819-1828), London bookseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
- Maurice Ogle (active 1826), Glasgow publisher. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: Scotland, Glasgow (38 Brunswick Place, Glasgow)
- Place made: United Kingdom: Scotland, Glasgow (9 Wilson Street, Glasgow)
- Place made: United Kingdom: Scotland, Glasgow (Glasgow)
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Kentish Town, London)
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (St Paul's Church Yard, London)
Events of 1826back to top
Current affairs
Riots break out in Lancashire against the use of the power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright. The looms were gradually being introduced across the country, replacing large numbers of manual workers.Art and science
Thomas Telford's Menai Straits and Conway Suspension Bridges open, the largest of their kind at the time.International
Carl Weber arrives to live in England after his opera Der Freischutz is the hit of the London season.Comments back to top
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