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'The Princess Royal sitting for a Portrait'

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'The Princess Royal sitting for a Portrait'

by William Radclyffe, published by J. Mead, after Sir John Gilbert
line engraving, circa 1842-1844 (1842)
10 1/2 in. x 8 1/8 in. (267 mm x 207 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D33805

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  • Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897), Painter and illustrator. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits, Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
  • J. Mead (active mid 19th century), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
  • William Radclyffe (1783-1855), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.

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Current affairs

Edwin Chadwick publishes his damning report, Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Poor, which details the shocking living conditions of the urban poor and prompts government to take a new interest in public health issues.
A year-long depression and the rejection of the Chartist petition leads to riots, with workers striking in the Midlands, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and parts of Scotland.

Art and science

Mudie's Lending Library opens, becoming one of the largest circulating libraries in the period. Made popular by the otherwise high cost of books, it exerts a great influence over literature; both by maintaining the more costly 'three decker' novel structure, and acting as moral censor.
Richard Owen, the English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist, coins the term 'dinosaur', combining the Greek words for 'formidable' and 'reptile'.

International

Treaty of Nanjing, which allows China to trade with Britain and lends Hong Kong to the British crown for 150 years. In Afghanistan, the Anglo-Afghan war ends as the British abandon Kabul, withdrawing to India and losing most of their garrison force in the operation with only one member, Dr William Brydon, surviving.

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