Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
7 of 98 portraits by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
by Henry Meyer, published by Lackington, Allen & Co, and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after William Haines, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, early 19th century
14 5/8 in. x 10 3/8 in. (371 mm x 265 mm) plate size; 18 1/2 in. x 13 1/2 in. (471 mm x 342 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D40919
Sitterback to top
- Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex (1526?-1583), Soldier and courtier. Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- William Haines (1778-1848), Engraver and painter. Artist or producer associated with 19 portraits.
- Lackington, Allen & Co (active 1815-1817), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown (active 1815-1820), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 98 portraits.
- Henry Meyer (1782?-1847), Portrait painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 281 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
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Widespread food riots after poor harvests of 1798-9. Theorist, Thomas Malthus, controversially argues that poverty and food shortages are an inevitable consequence of population growth, challenging assumptions that populousness was a sign of national prosperity and power. His thesis contributed forcefully to the debate over the existing Poor Law.Art and science
William Wordsworth publishes his Preface to the Lyrical Ballads; a retrospective explanation of his experimental poems written with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It becomes one of the best-known manifestos of Romantic literature.International
Lord Castlereagh, Chief Secretary for Ireland, is the main architect of the Act of Union under which Ireland is merged with Great Britain and the Irish parliament is abolished.British troops support successful uprising by Maltese against the French.
Napoleon is victorious against Austrians at Marengo and reconquers Italy.
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