John Wingfield
15 of 40 portraits by William James Ward
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Wingfield
by William James Ward, after John Constable
mezzotint, published 1827
14 in. x 10 1/2 in. (356 mm x 267 mm)
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D4862
Sitterback to top
- John Wingfield (1760-1825), Headmaster of Westminster School and prebendary of Worcester. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Constable (1776-1837), Landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
- William James Ward (circa 1800-1840), Engraver; son of William Ward. Artist or producer associated with 40 portraits.
Events of 1827back to top
Current affairs
Lord Liverpool suffers a stroke and is forced to resign as Prime Minister. George Canning succeeds him only to die after four months in office.Art and science
University College London, the first metropolitan university in England, is founded specifically to educate dissenters excluded from Oxford and Cambridge. Whig politician Henry Brougham, writer Thomas Campbell and financier and philanthropist Isaac Goldsmid are its principal patrons.International
Britain, France and Russia sign a treaty in London agreeing to intervene in the Greek War of Independence. Allied troops under General Edward Codrington subsequently destroy Turkish and Egyptian fleets at the Battle of Navarino.Western Australia is explored for the first time by Captain Stirling.
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