Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
3 of 43 portraits of Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (1818)
17 in. x 13 in. (432 mm x 331 mm) plate size; 22 3/4 in. x 16 1/4 in. (578 mm x 413 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D37420
Sitterback to top
- Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854), Soldier and diplomat. Sitter associated with 43 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 696 portraits, Sitter in 25 portraits.
- Frederick Christian Lewis Sr (1779-1856), Engraver and landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 192 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D19173: Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (from same plate)
Events of 1818back to top
Current affairs
Death of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's Queen since 1761.Official enquiry initiated into Queen Caroline's conduct abroad.
Art and science
Mary Shelley anonymously publishes her masterpiece Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus which reflects growing concern about the role of morality in science.Lord Byron completes his romance Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage, whose gloomy, dissolute hero was probably based on the writer himself.
International
Stamford Raffles acquires authorisation to construct a fort at Singapore marking the beginning of its development as a centre of East-West trade.Congress of European Alliance at Aix-La-Chapelle. Lord Castlereagh plays a central role in establishing a pan-Europe peace settlement to bring a chastened France back into the world of political respectability.
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