Dignity! (Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; Bartolomeo Pergami; probably Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, 3rd Bt)
1 portrait of Bartolomeo Pergami
Dignity! (Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; Bartolomeo Pergami; probably Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, 3rd Bt)
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 7 June 1821
10 7/8 in. x 8 7/8 in. (275 mm x 227 mm) plate size; 11 3/4 in. x 18 7/8 in. (298 mm x 481 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1987
Reference Collection
NPG D17907b
Sittersback to top
- Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1768-1821), Queen of George IV. Sitter in 101 portraits. Identify
- Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, 3rd Bt (1789-1849), Rear-Admiral. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- Bartolomeo Pergami (1783 or 1784-1842), Courier and consort of Queen Caroline. Sitter in 33 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- George Humphrey (active 1783-1831), Publisher and printseller; nephew of Hannah Humphrey. Artist or producer associated with 88 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Theodore Lane (1800-1828), Painter and etcher. Artist or producer associated with 45 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Cannadine, Sir David (Introduction); Cooper, Tarnya; Stewart, Louise; MacGibbon, Rab; Cox, Paul; Peltz, Lucy; Moorhouse, Paul; Broadley, Rosie; Jascot-Gill, Sabina, Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits, 2018 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA, 7 October 2018 -3 February 2019. Bendigo Art Gallery, Australia, 16 March - 14 July 2019.), p. 143
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1821back to top
Current affairs
George IV is crowned at Westminster Abbey on 19 July and Queen Caroline is turned away from the ceremony. Two weeks later she dies reawakening popular sympathy for her cause. Riots break out at her funeral as the Government attempts to reroute the procession to avoid the popular reaction of the mob.Art and science
Thomas De Quincey publishes Confessions of an English Opium Eater in the London Magazine. A creative commentary on his mental life, it gained instant notoriety.The Manchester Guardian (later The Guardian) established.
Michael Faraday builds the first electric motor.
International
Napoleon dies.Revolts in Wallachia and Moldovia against the oppressive rule of the Ottoman Turks. The rebels appeal to Tsar Alexander I for help and the Greek War of Independence begins.
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