Henry Joseph Thomas Drury
1 portrait by Margaret Sarah Carpenter
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry Joseph Thomas Drury
by Thomas Hodgetts, after Margaret Sarah Carpenter
mezzotint, (1828)
12 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in. (317 mm x 241 mm) plate size; 15 in. x 12 in. (382 mm x 305 mm) paper size
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, before 1922-01-01
Reference Collection
NPG D1659
Sitterback to top
- Henry Joseph Thomas Drury (1778-1841), Master at Harrow School. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Margaret Sarah Carpenter (née Geddes) (1793-1872), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 34 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Thomas Hodgetts (circa 1781-1858), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 76 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D1660: Henry Joseph Thomas Drury (from same plate)
- NPG D35588: Henry Joseph Thomas Drury (from same plate)
Events of 1828back to top
Current affairs
Duke of Wellington becomes Prime Minister.Madhouse Act attempts to regulate asylums and ensure new arrivals are genuinely insane.
Repeal of the Test Acts removes political restrictions from dissenters, allowing them to hold public office.
Art and science
London Zoological Gardens open in Regent's Park. They provide both entertainment and a supply of exotic specimens for naturalists and anatomists such as Richard Owen who becomes a European authority on the subject.International
Daniel O'Connell is elected Member of Parliament for County Clare but as a Catholic is not permitted to take his seat.Comments back to top
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