Sir Alexander Johnston
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Alexander Johnston
by John Cochran, after Thomas Phillips
stipple engraving, published 1833
9 in. x 5 3/4 in. (228 mm x 145 mm) plate size; 10 1/4 in. x 6 7/8 in. (259 mm x 176 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D9314
Sitterback to top
- Sir Alexander Johnston (1775-1849), Judge and government reformer in Ceylon. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- John Cochran (1803-after 1865), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 63 portraits.
- Thomas Phillips (1770-1845), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 218 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Events of 1833back to top
Current affairs
Shaftesbury's Factory Act is passed regulating women's hours and providing for the education of children working in the textile industry.Bank Act is passed, making Bank of England notes Britain's legal tender.
Art and science
Charles Lamb publishes Last Essays of Elia after the enormous success of his earlier Essays. A comic allegorization of his humdrum clerical job they become one of the period's literary sensations.Charles Dickens begins his series Sketches by Boz in the Monthly Magazine.
International
Abolition of slavery in the British Empire; 780,000 slaves are freed, £20 million is allocated as compensation for slave owners and a six year apprenticeship system for freed slaves is established.Comments back to top
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