John Fawcett
1 portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Fawcett
begun by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on panel, 1828
30 in. x 24 1/2 in. (762 mm x 622 mm)
Transferred from Tate Gallery, 1957
Primary Collection
NPG 692
Sitterback to top
- John Fawcett (1768-1837), Actor and dramatist. Sitter associated with 12 portraits.
Artistback to top
- 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.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D36672: John Fawcett (source portrait)
- NPG D36673: John Fawcett (source portrait)
- NPG D36674: John Fawcett (source portrait)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 215
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 180
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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