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William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield

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William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield

by Charles Turner, after John Harrison Jr
mezzotint, circa 1827
13 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (353 mm x 252 mm) plate size; 18 3/8 in. x 13 3/8 in. (466 mm x 341 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1952
Reference Collection
NPG D39629

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Artistsback to top

  • 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 632 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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  • NPG D39628: William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (from same plate)

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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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