Sir John Gladstone

1 portrait by William Bradley

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Sir John Gladstone

by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, printed by Brooker & Harrison, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, published by Alexander Hill, after William Bradley
mezzotint, published 26 February 1844
28 1/4 in. x 17 1/2 in. (717 mm x 446 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1958
Reference Collection
NPG D34512

Sitterback to top

  • Sir John Gladstone (1764-1851), Merchant; philanthropist; plantation owner and owner of enslaved people; Conservative politician; MP for Lancaster, Woodstock and Berwick. Sitter in 3 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • William Bradley (1801-1857), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits.
  • Brooker & Harrison (active 1842-circa 1906), Printers. Artist or producer associated with 51 portraits.
  • Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co (active 1830-1890), Printsellers and publishers. Artist or producer associated with 104 portraits.
  • Alexander Hill (1800-1866), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.
  • Samuel William Reynolds Jr (1794-1872), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 71 portraits.

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Events of 1844back to top

Current affairs

Britain experiences a railway boom. Peel's government passes a series of Acts creating provision of cheap, regular rail services. George Hudson, the first great railway entrepreneur, who controlled over 1,000 miles of railway track and whose enterprises made York a major commercial and transport hub, becomes known as 'the Railway King'.

Art and science

Disraeli's Coningsby is published. The first of his 1840s 'Young England' trilogy, it was the cultural manifesto of Disraeli's vision for a new Conservativism.
David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson set up their innovative and pioneering photography studio in Edinburgh, capturing portraits of both Scottish society figures and workers, as well as urban and rural landscape scenes.

International

Tensions continue to mount in Eastern Europe over Russian imperialist ambitions, as Tsar Nicholas I describes the Ottoman Empire as 'the Sick Man of Europe'.
With the overthrow of the Haitians, the Spanish-speaking portion of the island of Hispaniola gains independence, as the Dominican Republic.

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