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Thomas Cadell the Elder

by Henry Meyer, after William Evans, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, circa 1825-1850
8 1/4 in. x 6 7/8 in. (210 mm x 175 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D21553

Sitterback to top

  • Thomas Cadell the Elder (1742-1802), Publisher and bookseller. Sitter in 3 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 20 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Sir William Beechey (1753-1839), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 252 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
  • William Evans (active 1797-1856), Draughtsman and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 103 portraits.
  • Henry Meyer (1782?-1847), Portrait painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 281 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D14969: Thomas Cadell the Elder (from same plate)
  • NPG D34184: Thomas Cadell the Elder (from same plate)

Events of 1825back to top

Current affairs

Strikes, contract breaking and worker intimidation prompt the passing of a new Anti-Trade Union Combination Act to the dismay of economist John McCulloch, MP Joseph Hume and radical Francis Place who had worked for the repeal of the previous year.
Catholic Relief Bill is rejected by the House of Lords.

Art and science

Construction of Thames Tunnel begins under the direction of Marc Isambard Brunel.
Stockton to Darlington Railway, the world's first passenger system, opens.
William Hazlitt publishes The Spirit of the Age; twenty-five pen-portraits of his contemporaries in the world of literature, philosophy and politics.

International

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in London.
John Quincy Adams is elected President of the United States.

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