John Townsend
1 portrait by Richard H. Dyer
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Townsend
by Richard H. Dyer, published by Martin Colnaghi, after William Behnes
stipple engraving, published 12 March 1827
19 3/4 in. x 14 in. (502 mm x 355 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D40066
Sitterback to top
- John Townsend (1757-1826), Minister; Founder of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- William Behnes (1794-1864), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 31 portraits.
- Martin Colnaghi (circa 1792-1851), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 38 portraits.
- Richard H. Dyer (active circa 1827-1847), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Events of 1827back to top
Current affairs
Lord Liverpool suffers a stroke and is forced to resign as Prime Minister. George Canning succeeds him only to die after four months in office.Art and science
University College London, the first metropolitan university in England, is founded specifically to educate dissenters excluded from Oxford and Cambridge. Whig politician Henry Brougham, writer Thomas Campbell and financier and philanthropist Isaac Goldsmid are its principal patrons.International
Britain, France and Russia sign a treaty in London agreeing to intervene in the Greek War of Independence. Allied troops under General Edward Codrington subsequently destroy Turkish and Egyptian fleets at the Battle of Navarino.Western Australia is explored for the first time by Captain Stirling.
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