William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley
3 of 8 portraits of William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley
William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley
by George Richmond
oil on canvas, 1872
93 1/2 in. x 57 1/2 in. (2375 mm x 1461 mm)
Bequeathed by William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley, 1881
Primary Collection
NPG 646
Sitterback to top
- William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley (1801-1881), Lord Chancellor. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistback to top
- George Richmond (1809-1896), Portrait painter and draughtsman; son of Thomas Richmond. Artist associated with 325 portraits, Sitter in 14 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 287
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The (Secret) Ballot Act is passed. By ending open voting in local and general elections, the act reduced the scope for intimidation at hustings, an important step towards democracy. Previously, voters had to mount a platform and announce their choice of candidate to a recording officer, so although most working men had already been enfranchised, employers were able to punish workers who did not vote for their preferred candidate.Art and science
George Eliot's novel Middlemarch is published. Exploring the impact of the 1832 Reform Act on provincial England, and charting the changes in class, politics, art and science in the nineteenth-century, Eliot's novel is widely perceived to be one of the best examples of the English realist novel.International
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