Leigh Hunt
1 portrait by John Hayter
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Leigh Hunt
by Henry Meyer, after John Hayter
line engraving, published 1828
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D3289
Sitterback to top
- James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859), Poet, essayist and critic. Sitter associated with 11 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Hayter (1800-1895), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 72 portraits.
- Henry Meyer (1782?-1847), Portrait painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 283 portraits.
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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