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Sir John Beckett, 2nd Bt

3 of 4 portraits by Charles Henry Schwanfelder

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Sir John Beckett, 2nd Bt

by Charles Turner, after Charles Henry Schwanfelder
mezzotint, published 1835
14 3/8 in. x 10 1/2 in. (367 mm x 270 mm)
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, 1912
Reference Collection
NPG D674

Sitterback to top

  • Sir John Beckett, 2nd Bt (1775-1847), Lawyer and Conservative politician; MP for Cockermouth, Haslemere and Leeds. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistsback to top

  • Charles Henry Schwanfelder (1774-1837), Landscape and animal painter. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
  • Charles Turner (1773-1857), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 632 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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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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