Ralph Lyon

1 portrait by Brooker & Harrison

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Ralph Lyon

by and published by Charles Edward Wagstaff, printed by Brooker & Harrison, published by William Simon Penny, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, mid-late 1840s
18 3/8 in. x 14 3/8 in. (467 mm x 366 mm) plate size; 21 5/8 in. x 17 1/4 in. (548 mm x 439 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1951
Reference Collection
NPG D38045

Sitterback to top

  • Ralph Lyon (1795-1856), Headmaster of Sherborne School and rector of Bishop's Caundle, Dorset. Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • Brooker & Harrison (active 1842-circa 1906), Printers. Artist or producer associated with 51 portraits.
  • William Simon Penny (1807-1888), Publisher; bookseller. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
  • Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 111 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
  • Charles Edward Wagstaff (1808-1850), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 44 portraits.

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Events of 1843back to top

Current affairs

Sir Henry Cole commissions 1,000 copies of the first Christmas card, designed by John Callcott Horsley. Cole would later be instrumental in staging the Great Exhibition, and in developing science and art education in Britain.
Nelson's statue, by E.H. Bailey, is placed on top of its column in Trafalgar Square.

Art and science

The Theatre Regulations Act is passed, abolishing the privileged position of the 'major' theatres which held letters patent from the crown, allowing all theatres to perform 'legitimate' theatre.
First volume of Ruskin's Modern Painters published, praising Turner and demanding that artists should demonstrate 'truth to nature' in their work. Ruskin is a great inspiration to the Pre-Raphaelites.

International

The first experimental telegraph wire is constructed between Baltimore and Washington, using Morse code to send a message. The code, in which pulses of current deflect an electromagnet, moving a marker and producing written codes on a strip of paper, had been invented by Samuel Morse in 1838. The line officially opens in 1844.

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