Robert Smirke
5 of 16 portraits by Edward Hodges Baily
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Smirke
attributed to Edward Hodges Baily
plaster cast of bust, circa 1828
24 in. (610 mm) high
Purchased, 1966
Primary Collection
NPG 4525
Sitterback to top
- Robert Smirke (1753-1845), Painter and illustrator. Sitter in 8 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 24 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Edward Hodges Baily (1788-1867), Sculptor, designer and modeller of silver. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 569
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 457
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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