Unknown man, formerly known as Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
1 of 112 portraits of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Unknown man, formerly known as Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Charles Richard Bone
watercolour, 1828
8 1/2 in. x 6 3/4 in. (216 mm x 171 mm)
Purchased, 1966
Primary Collection
NPG 4503
Sitterback to top
- Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881), Prime Minister and novelist; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter associated with 112 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 700
Events of 1828back to top
Current affairs
Duke of Wellington becomes Prime Minister.Madhouse Act attempts to regulate asylums and ensure new arrivals are genuinely insane.
Repeal of the Test Acts removes political restrictions from dissenters, allowing them to hold public office.
Art and science
London Zoological Gardens open in Regent's Park. They provide both entertainment and a supply of exotic specimens for naturalists and anatomists such as Richard Owen who becomes a European authority on the subject.International
Daniel O'Connell is elected Member of Parliament for County Clare but as a Catholic is not permitted to take his seat.Comments back to top
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