John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse
1 portrait by Graf & Soret
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse
by Harriet Gunn (née Turner), printed by Graf & Soret, after W. Hornsby
lithograph, (1824)
10 in. x 7 in. (254 mm x 178 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D8779
Sitterback to top
- John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse (1741-1834), Peer and politician; MP for Norfolk. Sitter associated with 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Graf & Soret (active 1833-1856), Lithographic printers. Artist or producer associated with 105 portraits.
- Harriet Gunn (née Turner) (1806-1869), Engraver; daughter of Dawson Turner. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
- W. Hornsby. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Events of 1824back to top
Current affairs
Anti-Trade Union Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800 are repealed after persuasive arguments from radical Francis Place that prohibition of workers' combinations only increased their appeal. The unions had been banned for fear that they were becoming involved in democratic politics.Art and science
National Gallery is established when Parliament agrees to purchase a collection of thirty-eight paintings from the estate of philanthropist John Julius Angerstein. William Seguier is appointed first Keeper.Society of British Artists holds its first exhibition, aiming to appeal to a broader art public than those who visited the Royal Academy.
International
Lord Byron dies of a fever at Missolonghi while fighting in the Greek War of Independence.Britain declares war on Burma after threat of Indian invasion.
Singapore is ceded to Britain.
John Constable's Haywain receives Gold Medal at the Paris Salon.
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