Charles Stuart Calverley

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Charles Stuart Calverley

by George J. Stodart, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1835
8 7/8 in. x 6 in. (227 mm x 153 mm) plate size; 12 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (326 mm x 250 mm) paper size
Given by the daughters of Walter William Ouless, Catherine, Evelyn Ursula and Margaret Olivia Ouless, 1934
Reference Collection
NPG D9225

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  • George J. Stodart (active 1884-1892), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 30 portraits.
  • Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6577 portraits.

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Current affairs

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.

Art and science

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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