Fox Maule-Ramsay, 2nd Baron Panmure and 11th Earl of Dalhousie
7 of 8 portraits of Fox Maule-Ramsay, 2nd Baron Panmure and 11th Earl of Dalhousie
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Fox Maule-Ramsay, 2nd Baron Panmure and 11th Earl of Dalhousie
by Frederick Schenck, after William Crawford
lithograph, 1845
16 3/4 in. x 12 3/4 in. (427 mm x 325 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D34665
Sitterback to top
- Fox Maule-Ramsay, 2nd Baron Panmure and 11th Earl of Dalhousie (1801-1874), Army officer and Liberal politician; MP for Perth and Elgin Burghs. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- William Crawford (active 1854). Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
- Frederick Schenck (1811-1885), Lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
Events of 1845back to top
Current affairs
Cardinal Newman converts to Roman Catholicism. A leader of the Oxford movement , growing in influence since the 1820s, Newman had raised doubts about the authority of the Anglican church.Ralph Etwall, MP for Andover, demands an inquiry into the administration of the Andover workhouse, which leads to the abolition of the Poor Law Commission, and resolution of Parliament to improve workhouse conditions.
Art and science
The American poet, short story writer, critic and leader of the American Romantic movement, Edgar Allan Poe, publishes his narrative poem 'The Raven'. The poem is a supernatural tale of a mysterious talking raven's visit to a distraught lover, who descends into madness, and explores themes of self-torture and obsession.The reconstruction of Trafalgar Square, by architects John Nash and Sir Charles Barry, is completed.
International
Sir John Franklin's expedition in search of the North-West passage, the sea route linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Franklin took two ships, the Erebus and the Terror, and a crew of 129 men made up Royal Navy officers. The crew never returned. Search parties sent out years later discovered the ships had got stuck in frozen waters, and that all the men had died.Comments back to top
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