Sir Hugh Myddelton, 1st Bt

1 portrait by George Edward Madeley

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Sir Hugh Myddelton, 1st Bt

possibly by Joseph Fussell, printed by George Edward Madeley, published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co
lithograph, published 25 March 1835 (1628)
8 1/8 in. x 7 3/8 in. (206 mm x 186 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D26129

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  • Joseph Fussell (1818-1912), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
  • George Edward Madeley (1798-1858), Engraver, lithographer and printer. Artist or producer associated with 24 portraits.
  • Simpkin, Marshall & Co (active 1835), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.

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Lord Melbourne, Whig, becomes Prime Minister following Peel's resignation. Melbourne's government took steps to suppress trade union activity, introducing legislation against 'illegal oaths', contributing to the failure of Robert Owen's Grand National Consolidated Trades' Union.

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Felix Dujardin, the French biologist, reveals protoplasm.
Work on the enlargement and remodelling of Buckingham House to designs by the architect John Nash is completed, creating Buckingham Palace.

International

Juan Manuel de Rosas becomes dictator of Argentina, invoking a seventeen year rule dominated by terror. A powerful cattle rancher, he represents the rise of the estancieros, the new landed oligarchy based on commercial ranching.

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