Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland

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Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland

by William Holl Sr, or by William Holl Jr, printed by Wilkinson & Dawe, published by R. Ryley, published by James Fraser, published by Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt, after George Raphael Ward
stipple engraving, published 1838
11 5/8 in. x 8 7/8 in. (296 mm x 227 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D5371

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Artistsback to top

  • James Fraser (after 1804-1841), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
  • William Holl Sr (1771-1838), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 127 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • William Holl Jr (1807-1871), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 176 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt (1796-1871), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 62 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
  • R. Ryley (active 1837-1838), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 12 portraits.
  • George Raphael Ward (1799-1878), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 50 portraits.
  • Wilkinson & Dawe (active 1837-1838), Printers. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D5372: Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (from same plate)
  • NPG D39306: Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (from same plate)

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Current affairs

The Anti-Corn Law league is established in Manchester, led by Richard Cobden and John Bright, aiming to create a fully free-trade economy.
The People's Charter is published, demanding many constitutional amendments that would become central to future democratic reform, including universal male suffrage and secret ballots. Despite having one million signatures (and 5 million by 1848), the petition was rejected.
Slavery is completely abolished.

Art and science

Turner's The Fighting Temeraire is exhibited at the Royal Academy. The Temeraire, which had broken the line at the Battle of Trafalgar, was a reflection on the rapid changes of the industrial age. This was demonstrated this year when Isambard Brunel's Great Western crosses the Atlantic, in just fifteen days - a ship under sail could take a month.
The London-Birmingham railway is also completed, the line engineered by Robert Stephenson.

International

The first stage in the formation of independent Boer republics in South Africa, as the Republic of Natal is formed in South Africa, following the Boers defeat of the Matabele of Mzilikasi. This comes two years after the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of the British-ruled colony of South Africa set out on the Great Trek, in search of their own independent state.
The Central American Federation, an experimental republic formed of several Latin states splits.

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