Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston ('A noble viscount')
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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston ('A noble viscount')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
etching, published 1828
11 1/4 in. x 8 in. (287 mm x 202 mm) plate size; 14 7/8 in. x 10 7/8 in. (377 mm x 275 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D10957
Sitterback to top
- Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), Prime Minister. Sitter in 146 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Richard Dighton (1795-1880), Portrait painter and caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 313 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Thomas McLean (1788-1875), Publisher and dealer. Artist or producer associated with 1058 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D13342: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston ('A noble viscount') (from same plate)
Events of 1828back to top
Current affairs
Duke of Wellington becomes Prime Minister.Madhouse Act attempts to regulate asylums and ensure new arrivals are genuinely insane.
Repeal of the Test Acts removes political restrictions from dissenters, allowing them to hold public office.
Art and science
London Zoological Gardens open in Regent's Park. They provide both entertainment and a supply of exotic specimens for naturalists and anatomists such as Richard Owen who becomes a European authority on the subject.International
Daniel O'Connell is elected Member of Parliament for County Clare but as a Catholic is not permitted to take his seat.Comments back to top
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