Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
3 of 7 portraits by George Lethbridge Saunders
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
by Henry Richard Cook, after George Lethbridge Saunders
stipple engraving, published 1832 (circa 1831)
9 in. x 5 3/4 in. (228 mm x 145 mm) plate size; 10 3/8 in. x 7 in. (264 mm x 178 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D10821
Sitterback to top
- Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (1771-1851), Son of George III. Sitter in 85 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Richard Cook (active 1804-1849), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 67 portraits.
- George Lethbridge Saunders (1807-1863), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D10829: Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (from same plate)
Events of 1832back to top
Current affairs
William IV agrees to the creation of new peers in order to obtain the passage of the Reform Act, although this proved unnecessary when the Tories withdrew opposition. Male franchise is extended by fifty percent; fifty-six 'rotten boroughs' lose representation and forty-one new constituencies are created. Irish and Scottish Reform Acts are also passed.Art and science
Mathematician Charles Babbage publishes his best selling Economy of Machinery and Manufactures. In response to recent outbreaks of machine-breaking and riots, he aimed to reveal the sources of Britain's industrial strength to the urban elite and promote institutional change.Parliament votes funds for National Gallery buildings in Trafalgar Square.
International
Free land grants end for English settlers in Australia on recommendation of the leading colonisation theorist Edward Wakefield in his Letter from Sydney.Greek independence recognised by the Treaty of London.
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