Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon

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Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon

by Thomas Wright, after William Derby, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 1828
14 7/8 in. x 10 3/8 in. (378 mm x 265 mm) plate size; 19 in. x 12 7/8 in. (483 mm x 328 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D32686

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  • William Derby (1786-1847), Watercolour and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 133 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
  • Thomas Wright (1792-1849), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 44 portraits.

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  • NPG D32685: Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (from same plate)

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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.

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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.

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Daniel O'Connell is elected Member of Parliament for County Clare but as a Catholic is not permitted to take his seat.

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