A Dead Horse - A Sorry Subject! (Joseph Hume; John Temple Leader)
1 portrait of Joseph Hume
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A Dead Horse - A Sorry Subject! (Joseph Hume; John Temple Leader)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 17 June 1837
11 3/8 in. x 16 3/4 in. (289 mm x 427 mm) paper size
Acquired, before 1900
Reference Collection
NPG D41423
Sittersback to top
- Joseph Hume (1777-1855), Doctor and politician; MP for Aberdeen Burghs, Middlesex and Montrose Burghs. Sitter associated with 76 portraits.
- John Temple Leader (1810-1903), Connoisseur, author and politician; MP for Westminster. Sitter in 12 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John ('HB') Doyle (1797-1868), 'HB'; caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 746 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Alfred Ducôte (active 1830-1840), Lithographer and lithographic printer. Artist or producer associated with 462 portraits.
- Thomas McLean (1788-1875), Publisher and dealer. Artist or producer associated with 1058 portraits.
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Events of 1837back to top
Current affairs
The controversial monarch William IV dies of pneumonia in June leaving no legitimate heirs, and is succeeded to the throne by his niece Victoria, one month after her eighteenth birthday.The Registration Act of Births, Marriages and Deaths makes it compulsory for all births, marriages and deaths to be registered at a Registry Office.
Art and science
Dickens's second novel Oliver Twist is serialised in Bentley's Magazine. The story of the orphan Oliver is an attack on the Poor Law Amendment Acts (1834), a highly contentious piece of legislation which abolished outdoor relief, effectively increasing entry in the workhouse. The novel, famously made into a musical in 1968, marks Dickens as an outspoken social critic as well as a highly popular and commercial writer.International
The Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin is killed in a duel with Baron Georges d'Anthès. Considered the founder of modern Russian literature, Pushkin blended Old Slavonic with vernacular Russian and was the first Russian writer to use everyday speech in his poetry. His works include Eugene Onegin.Comments back to top
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Penny Howard
18 January 2016, 11:55
On Feb 24th I hope I am visiting Vincigliata for a writing exercise -it is a medieval castle restored by John Temple Leader in 1850 and I wanted to write a brief introduction to him -.I found from Wikipedia that there was a mysterious carriage accident in 1839 but this incident from 1837 presumably isn't related - just a politician flogging a dead horse perhaps? What is not known is exactly why temple Leader left Britain in 1844 so I was looking for a connection - do you have any more information about this story?