Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury

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Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury

by Samuel Cousins, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 13 April 1835 (1833)
19 5/8 in. x 14 7/8 in. (500 mm x 378 mm) plate size; 27 1/4 in. x 19 7/8 in. (692 mm x 506 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1964
Reference Collection
NPG D38202

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  • Colnaghi, Son & Co (active 1826-1835), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 74 portraits.
  • Samuel Cousins (1801-1887), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 178 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
  • Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 111 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.

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  • NPG 1987: Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury (source portrait)
  • NPG D32593: Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury (from same plate)
  • NPG D40782: Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury (from same plate)

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Current affairs

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.

Art and science

Felix Dujardin, the French biologist, reveals protoplasm.
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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