Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
189 of 190 portraits of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
by William Say, published by Ackermann & Co, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, published 5 October 1843
17 3/8 in. x 13 3/8 in. (442 mm x 339 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D34954
Sitterback to top
- Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 190 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Ackermann & Co (active 1829-1859), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 79 portraits.
- Frederick Richard Say (1805-1868), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 49 portraits.
- William Say (1768-1834), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 261 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Events of 1843back to top
Current affairs
Sir Henry Cole commissions 1,000 copies of the first Christmas card, designed by John Callcott Horsley. Cole would later be instrumental in staging the Great Exhibition, and in developing science and art education in Britain.Nelson's statue, by E.H. Bailey, is placed on top of its column in Trafalgar Square.
Art and science
The Theatre Regulations Act is passed, abolishing the privileged position of the 'major' theatres which held letters patent from the crown, allowing all theatres to perform 'legitimate' theatre.First volume of Ruskin's Modern Painters published, praising Turner and demanding that artists should demonstrate 'truth to nature' in their work. Ruskin is a great inspiration to the Pre-Raphaelites.
International
The first experimental telegraph wire is constructed between Baltimore and Washington, using Morse code to send a message. The code, in which pulses of current deflect an electromagnet, moving a marker and producing written codes on a strip of paper, had been invented by Samuel Morse in 1838. The line officially opens in 1844.Comments back to top
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