William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield
1 of 3 portraits by Colnaghi & Son
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield
by Charles Turner, published by Colnaghi & Son, after John Harrison Jr
mezzotint, published 14 June 1827
13 7/8 in. x 10 in. (353 mm x 253 mm) plate size; 19 1/2 in. x 15 5/8 in. (496 mm x 397 mm) paper size
Given by Westminster Public Library
Reference Collection
NPG D39628
Sitterback to top
- William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (1796-1824), Son of 4th Duke of Portland. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Colnaghi & Son (active 1827-1830). Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- John Harrison Jr (active 1801-1852), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
- Charles Turner (1773-1857), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 633 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D39629: William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (from same plate)
Events of 1827back to top
Current affairs
Lord Liverpool suffers a stroke and is forced to resign as Prime Minister. George Canning succeeds him only to die after four months in office.Art and science
University College London, the first metropolitan university in England, is founded specifically to educate dissenters excluded from Oxford and Cambridge. Whig politician Henry Brougham, writer Thomas Campbell and financier and philanthropist Isaac Goldsmid are its principal patrons.International
Britain, France and Russia sign a treaty in London agreeing to intervene in the Greek War of Independence. Allied troops under General Edward Codrington subsequently destroy Turkish and Egyptian fleets at the Battle of Navarino.Western Australia is explored for the first time by Captain Stirling.
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