Sir William Weller Pepys, 1st Bt
5 of 9 portraits by Henry Thomson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir William Weller Pepys, 1st Bt
by Henry Meyer, after Henry Thomson
mezzotint, circa 1810-1840
14 1/8 in. x 10 1/8 in. (359 mm x 258 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D3872
Sitterback to top
- Sir William Weller Pepys, 1st Bt (1740-1825), Writer and literary scholar. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Meyer (1782?-1847), Portrait painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 282 portraits.
- Henry Thomson (1773-1843), Painter and illustrator. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1810back to top
Current affairs
Serious 'Burdett and Liberty' riots break out in London in support of radical MP Sir Francis Burdett who had been arrested for denouncing the House of Common's decision to bar journalists from some debates.Princess Amelia dies triggering renewed bout of illness in her father, George III.
Art and science
Sir Walter Scott publishes his chivalrous, medieval ballad, The Lady of the Lake, set on Loch Katrine in Perthshire.Kennett and Avon Trunk Canal is completed.
First Savings Bank is set up by financier Henry Duncan.
International
Madame De Stael writes De l'Allemagne which portrays Germany as a model of Romantic nationalism for emerging revolutionary nations. It was banned by Napoleon but published in London to great acclaim.Lisbon besieged. Wellington takes shelter behind the fortified lines of the Torres Vedras and the French army are forced to retreat.
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