John Keats
12 of 15 portraits of John Keats
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Keats
by Henry Meyer, published by Henry Colburn, after Joseph Severn
stipple engraving, 1828
9 in. x 5 3/4 in. (228 mm x 147 mm) plate size; 12 in. x 8 5/8 in. (305 mm x 218 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D20019
Sitterback to top
- John Keats (1795-1821), Poet. Sitter in 15 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Colburn (1784 or 1785-1855), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 28 portraits.
- Henry Meyer (1782?-1847), Portrait painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 281 portraits.
- Joseph Severn (1793-1879), Painter and Civil Servant. Artist or producer associated with 14 portraits, Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
Events of 1828back to top
Current affairs
Duke of Wellington becomes Prime Minister.Madhouse Act attempts to regulate asylums and ensure new arrivals are genuinely insane.
Repeal of the Test Acts removes political restrictions from dissenters, allowing them to hold public office.
Art and science
London Zoological Gardens open in Regent's Park. They provide both entertainment and a supply of exotic specimens for naturalists and anatomists such as Richard Owen who becomes a European authority on the subject.International
Daniel O'Connell is elected Member of Parliament for County Clare but as a Catholic is not permitted to take his seat.Comments back to top
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