Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian
1 portrait by Henry Richard Cook
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian
by Henry Richard Cook, after James Northcote
line and stipple engraving, published 1809
9 in. x 6 in. (228 mm x 152 mm) plate size; 9 3/4 in. x 6 1/4 in. (248 mm x 159 mm) paper size
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, before 1922-01-01
Reference Collection
NPG D2072
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- Henry Richard Cook (active 1804-1849), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 67 portraits.
- James Northcote (1746-1831), Painter; pupil and biographer of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Artist or producer associated with 104 portraits, Sitter associated with 23 portraits.
Events of 1809back to top
Current affairs
Duke of Portland resigns as Prime Minister to be succeeded by Spencer Perceval.Motion for parliamentary reform is defeated in the House of Commons.
Notorious duel between George Canning and Viscount Castlereagh over strategic failures against Napoleon.
Art and science
Maria Edgeworth publishes Tales of Fashionable Life, a popular and perceptive series of stories exploring Anglo-Irish society after the Union.Robert Smirke completes the New Covent Garden Theatre after fire. 'Old Price' theatre riots quickly break out against rising cost of admission.
Pall Mall in London is lit by gas for the first time.
International
British army lands in Lisbon and defeats the French at Talavera. Arthur Wellesley is created Viscount Wellington as a result of this victory.Walcheren expedition led by General Chatham, which aimed to take Antwerp, fails amidst allegations of military corruption and carnage.
James Madison is elected President of the United States.
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