Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury
by Henry William Pickersgill
oil on canvas, 1833
53 in. x 43 in. (1346 mm x 1092 mm)
Given by the sitter's grandson, Canon Edward Manners-Sanderson, 1923
Primary Collection
NPG 1987
Sitterback to top
- Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury (1780-1845), Speaker of the House of Commons. Sitter associated with 22 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 111 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D32593: Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury (after)
- NPG D38202: Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury (after)
- NPG D40782: Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury (after)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 101
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 96
Events of 1833back to top
Current affairs
Shaftesbury's Factory Act is passed regulating women's hours and providing for the education of children working in the textile industry.Bank Act is passed, making Bank of England notes Britain's legal tender.
Art and science
Charles Lamb publishes Last Essays of Elia after the enormous success of his earlier Essays. A comic allegorization of his humdrum clerical job they become one of the period's literary sensations.Charles Dickens begins his series Sketches by Boz in the Monthly Magazine.
International
Abolition of slavery in the British Empire; 780,000 slaves are freed, £20 million is allocated as compensation for slave owners and a six year apprenticeship system for freed slaves is established.Comments back to top
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