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John Newman

by William Humphrys, published by James Wyatt & Son, after John Bridges, after Richard Westmacott
line engraving, published 1 May 1844
11 1/8 in. x 7 3/8 in. (284 mm x 187 mm) plate size; 16 1/8 in. x 11 in. (409 mm x 278 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D38733

Sitterback to top

  • John Henry Newman (1801-1890), Cardinal, theologian and saint; canonised 2019. Sitter in 37 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • John Bridges (active 1818-1854), Painter and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
  • William Humphrys (1794-1865), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.
  • Richard Westmacott (1799-1872), Sculptor; son of Sir Richard Westmacott. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
  • James Wyatt & Son (active 1839-1853), Printsellers, publishers, carvers, gilders and picture and looking glass framemakers. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.

Events of 1844back to top

Current affairs

Britain experiences a railway boom. Peel's government passes a series of Acts creating provision of cheap, regular rail services. George Hudson, the first great railway entrepreneur, who controlled over 1,000 miles of railway track and whose enterprises made York a major commercial and transport hub, becomes known as 'the Railway King'.

Art and science

Disraeli's Coningsby is published. The first of his 1840s 'Young England' trilogy, it was the cultural manifesto of Disraeli's vision for a new Conservativism.
David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson set up their innovative and pioneering photography studio in Edinburgh, capturing portraits of both Scottish society figures and workers, as well as urban and rural landscape scenes.

International

Tensions continue to mount in Eastern Europe over Russian imperialist ambitions, as Tsar Nicholas I describes the Ottoman Empire as 'the Sick Man of Europe'.
With the overthrow of the Haitians, the Spanish-speaking portion of the island of Hispaniola gains independence, as the Dominican Republic.

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