Muzio Clementi
Muzio Clementi
by Henry Richard Cook, after James Lonsdale
stipple engraving, published 1833
8 7/8 in. x 5 3/4 in. (227 mm x 147 mm) plate size; 10 7/8 in. x 8 1/8 in. (276 mm x 206 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D9341
Artistsback to top
- Henry Richard Cook (active 1804-1849), Engraver. Artist associated with 66 portraits.
- James Lonsdale (1777-1839), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 106 portraits, Sitter in 5 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.Tell us more back to top
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