John Gower ('Monument of John Gower, in St. Saviours Church, Southwark')

1 portrait by Harding, Triphook & Lepard

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John Gower ('Monument of John Gower, in St. Saviours Church, Southwark')

by John Henry Le Keux, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after Edward Blore
line engraving, published 29 September 1825
10 3/8 in. x 8 in. (265 mm x 204 mm) plate size; 17 3/8 in. x 11 3/4 in. (440 mm x 297 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D34654

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  • John Gower (1330s or 1340s-1408), Poet. Sitter in 8 portraits.

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  • Edward Blore (1787-1879), Architect and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Harding, Triphook & Lepard (active 1824-1825), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 24 portraits.
  • John Henry Le Keux (1812-1896), Engraver and illustrator. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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Current affairs

Strikes, contract breaking and worker intimidation prompt the passing of a new Anti-Trade Union Combination Act to the dismay of economist John McCulloch, MP Joseph Hume and radical Francis Place who had worked for the repeal of the previous year.
Catholic Relief Bill is rejected by the House of Lords.

Art and science

Construction of Thames Tunnel begins under the direction of Marc Isambard Brunel.
Stockton to Darlington Railway, the world's first passenger system, opens.
William Hazlitt publishes The Spirit of the Age; twenty-five pen-portraits of his contemporaries in the world of literature, philosophy and politics.

International

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in London.
John Quincy Adams is elected President of the United States.

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