Sir David Salomons, 1st Bt
2 of 3 portraits of Sir David Salomons, 1st Bt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir David Salomons, 1st Bt
by Charles Turner, published by Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt, after Mary Martha Pearson (née Dutton)
mezzotint, published 1 March 1837
20 5/8 in. x 15 1/8 in. (525 mm x 384 mm) plate size; 21 1/4 in. x 15 3/8 in. (540 mm x 392 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1964
Reference Collection
NPG D40044
Sitterback to top
- Sir David Salomons, 1st Bt (1797-1873), Banker and politician. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt (1796-1871), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 62 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Mary Martha Pearson (née Dutton) (1799-1871), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
- Charles Turner (1773-1857), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 634 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Events of 1837back to top
Current affairs
The controversial monarch William IV dies of pneumonia in June leaving no legitimate heirs, and is succeeded to the throne by his niece Victoria, one month after her eighteenth birthday.The Registration Act of Births, Marriages and Deaths makes it compulsory for all births, marriages and deaths to be registered at a Registry Office.
Art and science
Dickens's second novel Oliver Twist is serialised in Bentley's Magazine. The story of the orphan Oliver is an attack on the Poor Law Amendment Acts (1834), a highly contentious piece of legislation which abolished outdoor relief, effectively increasing entry in the workhouse. The novel, famously made into a musical in 1968, marks Dickens as an outspoken social critic as well as a highly popular and commercial writer.International
The Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin is killed in a duel with Baron Georges d'Anthès. Considered the founder of modern Russian literature, Pushkin blended Old Slavonic with vernacular Russian and was the first Russian writer to use everyday speech in his poetry. His works include Eugene Onegin.Comments back to top
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