Robert Southey

1 portrait by Samuel Lane

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Robert Southey

by and published by Henry Edward Dawe, published by Martin Colnaghi, after Samuel Lane
mezzotint, published 20 February 1826
12 3/8 in. x 8 7/8 in. (316 mm x 226 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19945

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  • Martin Colnaghi (circa 1792-1851), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 38 portraits.
  • Henry Edward Dawe (1790-1848), Painter and printmaker. Artist or producer associated with 61 portraits.
  • Samuel Lane (1780-1859), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 46 portraits.

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Riots break out in Lancashire against the use of the power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright. The looms were gradually being introduced across the country, replacing large numbers of manual workers.

Art and science

Thomas Telford's Menai Straits and Conway Suspension Bridges open, the largest of their kind at the time.

International

Carl Weber arrives to live in England after his opera Der Freischutz is the hit of the London season.

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