Thomas Atkinson
1 portrait of Thomas Atkinson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Atkinson
by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, after Margaret Sarah Carpenter
mezzotint, (1838)
14 in. x 10 7/8 in. (355 mm x 275 mm) plate size; 20 1/4 in. x 15 7/8 in. (514 mm x 404 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D7430
Sitterback to top
- Thomas Atkinson (1759-1838), Builder and Alderman of Salisbury. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Lewis Atkinson (1817-circa 1890), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
- Margaret Sarah Carpenter (née Geddes) (1793-1872), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 34 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Events of 1838back to top
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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Paul Lambert
17 May 2017, 14:16
Thomas Atkinson was my [I think...] great great great great grandfather. The portrait you have was done by his son who was also a well known engraver. I have the Margaret Carpenter portrait hanging in my bedroom. Is it possible to take a look at your portrait of TA? I can bring an image of the Carpenter painting for you to see