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John Burnet

by Charles Fox, after Stephen Poyntz Denning
etching, published 1827
12 1/8 in. x 9 1/2 in. (308 mm x 241 mm) plate size; 23 3/8 in. x 17 1/8 in. (593 mm x 436 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1953
Reference Collection
NPG D32427

Sitterback to top

  • John Burnet (1784-1868), Painter and engraver. Sitter in 3 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Stephen Poyntz Denning (1795-1864), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
  • Charles Fox (1795-1849), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.

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Events of 1827back to top

Current affairs

Lord Liverpool suffers a stroke and is forced to resign as Prime Minister. George Canning succeeds him only to die after four months in office.

Art and science

University College London, the first metropolitan university in England, is founded specifically to educate dissenters excluded from Oxford and Cambridge. Whig politician Henry Brougham, writer Thomas Campbell and financier and philanthropist Isaac Goldsmid are its principal patrons.

International

Britain, France and Russia sign a treaty in London agreeing to intervene in the Greek War of Independence. Allied troops under General Edward Codrington subsequently destroy Turkish and Egyptian fleets at the Battle of Navarino.
Western Australia is explored for the first time by Captain Stirling.

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