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Sir Thomas Tyldesley

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Sir Thomas Tyldesley

by William Derby, after Unknown artist
pencil, 1 August 1835
9 in. x 7 1/4 in. (228 mm x 184 mm)
Purchased, 1893
Reference Collection
NPG D23072

Sitterback to top

  • Sir Thomas Tyldesley (1612-1651), Soldier and royalist General. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • William Derby (1786-1847), Watercolour and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 133 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.

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  • NPG D7517: Sir Thomas Tyldesley (finished work)
  • NPG D7518: Sir Thomas Tyldesley (finished work)

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Lord Melbourne, Whig, becomes Prime Minister following Peel's resignation. Melbourne's government took steps to suppress trade union activity, introducing legislation against 'illegal oaths', contributing to the failure of Robert Owen's Grand National Consolidated Trades' Union.

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Work on the enlargement and remodelling of Buckingham House to designs by the architect John Nash is completed, creating Buckingham Palace.

International

Juan Manuel de Rosas becomes dictator of Argentina, invoking a seventeen year rule dominated by terror. A powerful cattle rancher, he represents the rise of the estancieros, the new landed oligarchy based on commercial ranching.

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