Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman

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Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman

by Thomas Hodgetts, after Thomas Barber
mezzotint, 1832 or after
11 1/4 in. x 8 1/8 in. (287 mm x 206 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D1738

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  • Thomas Barber (1771-1843), Painter and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 30 portraits.
  • Thomas Hodgetts (circa 1781-1858), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 76 portraits.

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William IV agrees to the creation of new peers in order to obtain the passage of the Reform Act, although this proved unnecessary when the Tories withdrew opposition. Male franchise is extended by fifty percent; fifty-six 'rotten boroughs' lose representation and forty-one new constituencies are created. Irish and Scottish Reform Acts are also passed.

Art and science

Mathematician Charles Babbage publishes his best selling Economy of Machinery and Manufactures. In response to recent outbreaks of machine-breaking and riots, he aimed to reveal the sources of Britain's industrial strength to the urban elite and promote institutional change.
Parliament votes funds for National Gallery buildings in Trafalgar Square.

International

Free land grants end for English settlers in Australia on recommendation of the leading colonisation theorist Edward Wakefield in his Letter from Sydney.
Greek independence recognised by the Treaty of London.

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