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Reverend Slade
6 of 17 portraits by George Patten
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Reverend Slade
by Thomas Goff Lupton, after George Patten
mezzotint, mid 19th century
9 1/8 in. x 7 3/4 in. (233 mm x 197 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D4254
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Goff Lupton (1791-1873), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 131 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- George Patten (1801-1865), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
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George IV dies at Windsor on 26 June; William IV succeeds to the throne.Duke of Wellington resigns as Prime Minister to be succeeded by Earl Grey.
'Captain Swing' disturbances among agricultural districts in southern England. Taking their name from a mythical leader, hundreds of labourers break the threshing machines that threaten their winter employment.
Art and science
Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens; MP William Huskisson is run down by a train and killed at the inaugural ceremony.William Cobbett publishes Rural Rides; a nostalgic tribute to the English countryside which expresses dismay at the sweeping changes taking place.
International
July Revolution in France overthrows the Bourbon dynasty. Charles X goes into exile in England and Louis Philippe, Duc d'Orleans is proclaimed King by the Chamber of Deputies who fear European opposition to the declaration of a second Republic.Comments back to top
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Osmund Bullock
25 February 2021, 02:35
This is the Rev Canon James Slade (1783–1860), Vicar of Bolton, Lancs, for 39 years, and a highly active and generous local churchman; the Canon Slade School he founded at Bolton in 1855 thrives today. Yours is a smaller (or cut-down) version of this full-length mezzotint of 1840: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1931-1211-72. The original painting by George Patten of 1839 on which it's based was exhibited at the RA the same year, and is still in the possession of the School.
For more biographical detail see https://archive.org/stream/historyboltonwi00schogoog#page/n324/mode/2up, and this extensive discussion on the man and his portraits on Art Detective https://www.artuk.org/artdetective/discussions/discussions/who-painted-this-portrait-of-canon-james-slade-17831860/.