Unknown boy engraved as Thomas Chatterton
1 portrait by Richard Woodman
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Unknown boy engraved as Thomas Chatterton
by Richard Woodman, after Nathan Cooper Branwhite
stipple and line engraving, circa 1825-1850
9 1/4 in. x 6 1/2 in. (236 mm x 164 mm) plate size; 9 3/4 in. x 6 7/8 in. (247 mm x 176 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D14546
Artistsback to top
- Nathan Cooper Branwhite (1774 or 1775-1857), Miniature painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 21 portraits.
- Richard Woodman (1784-1859), Engraver and portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 30 portraits.
Events of 1825back to top
Current affairs
Strikes, contract breaking and worker intimidation prompt the passing of a new Anti-Trade Union Combination Act to the dismay of economist John McCulloch, MP Joseph Hume and radical Francis Place who had worked for the repeal of the previous year.Catholic Relief Bill is rejected by the House of Lords.
Art and science
Construction of Thames Tunnel begins under the direction of Marc Isambard Brunel.Stockton to Darlington Railway, the world's first passenger system, opens.
William Hazlitt publishes The Spirit of the Age; twenty-five pen-portraits of his contemporaries in the world of literature, philosophy and politics.
International
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in London.John Quincy Adams is elected President of the United States.
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