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Thomas Moore

1 of 2 portraits by William Henry Watt

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Thomas Moore

by and published by William Henry Watt, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after Gilbert Stuart Newton
line engraving, published June 1828
14 1/8 in. x 10 3/4 in. (359 mm x 274 mm) plate size; 26 1/8 in. x 19 5/8 in. (665 mm x 500 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D38945

Sitterback to top

  • Thomas Moore (1779-1852), Poet and biographer of Byron. Sitter associated with 12 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • McQueen (Macqueen) (active 1819-1872), Printers. Artist or producer associated with 71 portraits.
  • Gilbert Stuart Newton (1794-1835), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • William Henry Watt (1804-after 1845), Reproductive engraver. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.

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Current affairs

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.

Art and science

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.

International

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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