Thomas Hardwicke
1 portrait by Day & Haghe
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Hardwicke
by Louis Haghe, printed by Day & Haghe, published by Treuttel, Würtz & Co, published by Parbury & Allen, after John Lucas
lithograph, June 1831 (1828-1830)
18 3/4 in. x 13 1/4 in. (477 mm x 338 mm) paper size
Given by Westminster Public Library, 1952
Reference Collection
NPG D35421
Sitterback to top
- Thomas Hardwicke (1756-1835), Major-General in East India Company and naturalist. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- Day & Haghe (active 1833-1845), Lithographers. Artist or producer associated with 47 portraits.
- Louis Haghe (1806-1885), Lithographer and watercolour painter. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
- John Lucas (1807-1874), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 35 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Parbury & Allen (active 1831), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Treuttel, Würtz & Co (active 1819-1831), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Soho Square; Leadenhall Street, London)
Events of 1831back to top
Current affairs
Parliamentary Reform Bill is rejected by the House of Lords prompting riots in Nottingham, Derby and Bristol.Art and science
Michael Faraday demonstrates electromagnetic induction.Death of Lady Sarah Ponsonby, last of the famous Ladies of Llangollen who attracted many of the leading names in art and literature to visit them at their home in Plas Newydd, Wales.
Opening of New London Bridge, designed by John Rennie.
International
Violinist Niccolo Paganini arrives in England from Italy and embarks on a six month tour of the country after astonishing London audiences with his virtuoso performances.Revolutionary outbreaks in Modena, Parma and the Papal States influenced by the July Revolution in France the previous year.
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