John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst
by Richard James Lane, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published 1836
17 5/8 in. x 12 1/4 in. (448 mm x 312 mm) paper size
Given by Austin Lane Poole, 1956
Reference Collection
NPG D22252
Sitterback to top
- John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst (1772-1863), Lord Chancellor and politician; son of the painter John Singleton Copley. Sitter associated with 131 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Alfred Edward Chalon (1780-1860), Portrait and subject painter. Artist or producer associated with 180 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Richard James Lane (1800-1872), Sculptor and lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 1226 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D21835: John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst (from same stone)
- NPG D21999: John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst (from same stone)
- NPG D38036: John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst (from same stone)
Events of 1836back to top
Current affairs
William Lovett founds the Working Men's Association, the precursor to Chartism, with the aim to achieving equal social and political rights between men of all classes.A reduction in stamp duty from 4d to 1d helps to keep unstamped newspapers off the street, and leads to wider circulation of legal newspapers.
The first railway line is built in London, connecting to Greenwich and operated by the London Greenwich Railway (LGR).
Art and science
The American poet and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson outlines his theory of transcendentalism in Nature, in which he argues for individualism above traditional authority, stressing the infinitude of the private self and the possibility of achieving an original relation to the universe.The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer publishes On the Will in Nature, a precursor to his famous The World as Will and Representation.
International
Texas declares its independence from Mexico following a series of battles, including those at the Alamo and Goliad. Sam Houston is the first president of Texas, serving both in 1836-38 and 1841-44.The city of Adelaide is founded in Australia, at the mouth of the Torrens river, named in honour of Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
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