Dorning Rasbotham
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Dorning Rasbotham
by John Henry Robinson, published by Fisher Son & Co, after Henry Pickering
stipple and line engraving, published 1833
8 7/8 in. x 5 3/4 in. (227 mm x 145 mm) plate size; 9 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in. (247 mm x 164 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1975
Reference Collection
NPG D18105
Sitterback to top
- Dorning Rasbotham (1730-1791), Writer, antiquarian and artist; High Sheriff of Lancashire. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer of 5 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Fisher Son & Co (active 1828-1847), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 54 portraits.
- Henry Pickering (circa 1720-1770 or 1771), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
- John Henry Robinson (1796-1871), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 119 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
Events of 1833back to top
Current affairs
Shaftesbury's Factory Act is passed regulating women's hours and providing for the education of children working in the textile industry.Bank Act is passed, making Bank of England notes Britain's legal tender.
Art and science
Charles Lamb publishes Last Essays of Elia after the enormous success of his earlier Essays. A comic allegorization of his humdrum clerical job they become one of the period's literary sensations.Charles Dickens begins his series Sketches by Boz in the Monthly Magazine.
International
Abolition of slavery in the British Empire; 780,000 slaves are freed, £20 million is allocated as compensation for slave owners and a six year apprenticeship system for freed slaves is established.Comments back to top
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