John Reeve as Acres in 'The Rivals'

1 portrait by James Henry Lynch

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John Reeve as Acres in 'The Rivals'

by James Henry Lynch, printed and published by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1827
13 1/4 in. x 8 1/2 in. (336 mm x 216 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D42700

Sitterback to top

  • John Reeve (1799-1838), Actor. Sitter associated with 10 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co (active 1826-1834), Lithographic printers. Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits.
  • James Henry Lynch (active 1815-died 1868), Lithographer and painter. Artist or producer associated with 47 portraits.

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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