William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford
1 portrait by Harding, Triphook & Lepard
© National Portrait Gallery, London
William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford
by Edward Scriven, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple engraving, published 25 March 1825
15 in. x 10 3/4 in. (380 mm x 273 mm) plate size; 17 3/4 in. x 11 3/8 in. (450 mm x 290 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D40872
Sitterback to top
- William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford (1612-1680), Nobleman; victim of the Popish Plot. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Harding, Triphook & Lepard (active 1824-1825), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 24 portraits.
- Edward Scriven (1775-1841), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 214 portraits.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Events of 1825back to top
Current affairs
Strikes, contract breaking and worker intimidation prompt the passing of a new Anti-Trade Union Combination Act to the dismay of economist John McCulloch, MP Joseph Hume and radical Francis Place who had worked for the repeal of the previous year.Catholic Relief Bill is rejected by the House of Lords.
Art and science
Construction of Thames Tunnel begins under the direction of Marc Isambard Brunel.Stockton to Darlington Railway, the world's first passenger system, opens.
William Hazlitt publishes The Spirit of the Age; twenty-five pen-portraits of his contemporaries in the world of literature, philosophy and politics.
International
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in London.John Quincy Adams is elected President of the United States.
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