George Stephenson
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Stephenson
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, circa 1845
44 in. x 34 1/4 in. (1118 mm x 870 mm)
Purchased, 1875
Primary Collection
NPG 410
On display in Room 16 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sitterback to top
- George Stephenson (1781-1848), Inventor of the railway-engine. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 111 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
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- Holmes, Richard; Crane, David; Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 2002, p. 157
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 587
Events of 1845back to top
Current affairs
Cardinal Newman converts to Roman Catholicism. A leader of the Oxford movement , growing in influence since the 1820s, Newman had raised doubts about the authority of the Anglican church.Ralph Etwall, MP for Andover, demands an inquiry into the administration of the Andover workhouse, which leads to the abolition of the Poor Law Commission, and resolution of Parliament to improve workhouse conditions.
Art and science
The American poet, short story writer, critic and leader of the American Romantic movement, Edgar Allan Poe, publishes his narrative poem 'The Raven'. The poem is a supernatural tale of a mysterious talking raven's visit to a distraught lover, who descends into madness, and explores themes of self-torture and obsession.The reconstruction of Trafalgar Square, by architects John Nash and Sir Charles Barry, is completed.
International
Sir John Franklin's expedition in search of the North-West passage, the sea route linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Franklin took two ships, the Erebus and the Terror, and a crew of 129 men made up Royal Navy officers. The crew never returned. Search parties sent out years later discovered the ships had got stuck in frozen waters, and that all the men had died.Comments back to top
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