Maria Josepha Stanley (née Holroyd), Lady Stanley of Alderley
1 portrait by Isaac Wane Slater
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Maria Josepha Stanley (née Holroyd), Lady Stanley of Alderley
by Isaac Wane Slater, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, after Joseph Slater
lithograph, circa 1828-1836
16 1/8 in. x 11 1/8 in. (411 mm x 282 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D41870
Sitterback to top
- Maria Josepha Stanley (née Holroyd), Lady Stanley of Alderley (1771-1863), Daughter of 1st Earl of Sheffield; wife of 1st Baron Stanley. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850), Lithographic draughtsman and printer. Artist or producer associated with 106 portraits.
- Isaac Wane Slater (1784-1836), Painter and lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 21 portraits.
- Joseph Slater (circa 1779-1837), Painter and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 127 portraits.
Events of 1828back to top
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.Comments back to top
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