Lady Acland (Arthur Henry Dyke Acland; Lydia Elizabeth (née Hoare), Lady Acland; Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Bt)

1 portrait by Samuel Cousins

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Lady Acland (Arthur Henry Dyke Acland; Lydia Elizabeth (née Hoare), Lady Acland; Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Bt)

by Samuel Cousins, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, 1826 (1818)
15 in. x 11 3/4 in. (381 mm x 300 mm) plate size; 18 5/8 in. x 14 5/8 in. (472 mm x 372 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D7157

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  • Samuel Cousins (1801-1887), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 178 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
  • Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 696 portraits, Sitter in 25 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D7158: Lady Acland (Arthur Henry Dyke Acland; Lydia Elizabeth (née Hoare), Lady Acland; Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Bt) (from same plate)
  • NPG D21102: Lady Acland (Arthur Henry Dyke Acland; Lydia Elizabeth (née Hoare), Lady Acland; Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Bt) (from same plate)

Events of 1826back to top

Current affairs

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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