John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
1 portrait of John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 11 June 1838
12 in. x 8 7/8 in. (305 mm x 227 mm) plate size; 13 3/4 in. x 10 5/8 in. (349 mm x 271 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D1817
Sitterback to top
- John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792-1840), Governor-General of Canada. Sitter in 61 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Hodgson & Graves (active 1836-1840), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 53 portraits.
- Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 696 portraits, Sitter in 25 portraits.
- Charles Edward Wagstaff (1808-1850), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 44 portraits.
Events of 1838back to top
Current affairs
The Anti-Corn Law league is established in Manchester, led by Richard Cobden and John Bright, aiming to create a fully free-trade economy.The People's Charter is published, demanding many constitutional amendments that would become central to future democratic reform, including universal male suffrage and secret ballots. Despite having one million signatures (and 5 million by 1848), the petition was rejected.
Slavery is completely abolished.
Art and science
Turner's The Fighting Temeraire is exhibited at the Royal Academy. The Temeraire, which had broken the line at the Battle of Trafalgar, was a reflection on the rapid changes of the industrial age. This was demonstrated this year when Isambard Brunel's Great Western crosses the Atlantic, in just fifteen days - a ship under sail could take a month.The London-Birmingham railway is also completed, the line engineered by Robert Stephenson.
International
The first stage in the formation of independent Boer republics in South Africa, as the Republic of Natal is formed in South Africa, following the Boers defeat of the Matabele of Mzilikasi. This comes two years after the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of the British-ruled colony of South Africa set out on the Great Trek, in search of their own independent state.The Central American Federation, an experimental republic formed of several Latin states splits.
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