Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt
2 of 135 portraits of Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt
by Adam Buck
watercolour, circa 1810
7 5/8 in. x 6 3/8 in. (195 mm x 162 mm) oval
Purchased, 1899
Primary Collection
NPG 1229
Sitterback to top
- Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt (1770-1844), Parliamentary reformer. Sitter associated with 135 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Adam Buck (1759-1833), Miniaturist. Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 88
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 75
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- William Hazlitt's Spirit of the Age (20 May 2003 - 2 November 2003)
Events of 1810back to top
Current affairs
Serious 'Burdett and Liberty' riots break out in London in support of radical MP Sir Francis Burdett who had been arrested for denouncing the House of Common's decision to bar journalists from some debates.Princess Amelia dies triggering renewed bout of illness in her father, George III.
Art and science
Sir Walter Scott publishes his chivalrous, medieval ballad, The Lady of the Lake, set on Loch Katrine in Perthshire.Kennett and Avon Trunk Canal is completed.
First Savings Bank is set up by financier Henry Duncan.
International
Madame De Stael writes De l'Allemagne which portrays Germany as a model of Romantic nationalism for emerging revolutionary nations. It was banned by Napoleon but published in London to great acclaim.Lisbon besieged. Wellington takes shelter behind the fortified lines of the Torres Vedras and the French army are forced to retreat.
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