Sir George Hayter
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir George Hayter
by Sir George Hayter
pen and ink, 1843
8 3/4 in. x 11 1/8 in. (222 mm x 282 mm)
Given by Major Harrel, 1897
Primary Collection
NPG 1103
Sitterback to top
- Sir George Hayter (1792-1871), Portrait and history painter; son of Charles Hayter. Sitter associated with 16 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 198 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir George Hayter (1792-1871), Portrait and history painter; son of Charles Hayter. Artist or producer associated with 198 portraits, Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
This portraitback to top
In this sheet of three studies, the artist shows himself in the final stages of completing his large painting of the Reformed House of Commons after almost ten years work.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 219
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 291
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- The House of Lords and the House of Commons (1 July 2000 - 1 January 2001)
Events of 1843back to top
Current affairs
Sir Henry Cole commissions 1,000 copies of the first Christmas card, designed by John Callcott Horsley. Cole would later be instrumental in staging the Great Exhibition, and in developing science and art education in Britain.Nelson's statue, by E.H. Bailey, is placed on top of its column in Trafalgar Square.
Art and science
The Theatre Regulations Act is passed, abolishing the privileged position of the 'major' theatres which held letters patent from the crown, allowing all theatres to perform 'legitimate' theatre.First volume of Ruskin's Modern Painters published, praising Turner and demanding that artists should demonstrate 'truth to nature' in their work. Ruskin is a great inspiration to the Pre-Raphaelites.
International
The first experimental telegraph wire is constructed between Baltimore and Washington, using Morse code to send a message. The code, in which pulses of current deflect an electromagnet, moving a marker and producing written codes on a strip of paper, had been invented by Samuel Morse in 1838. The line officially opens in 1844.Comments back to top
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