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Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby

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Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby

by Thomas Hodgetts, published by Welch & Gwynne, after Thomas Clement Thompson
mezzotint, published 15 November 1837
19 1/2 in. x 13 3/4 in. (496 mm x 350 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D35542

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  • Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby (1798-1882), Politician; MP for Tiverton and Liverpool, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Lord Privy Seal. Sitter in 8 portraits.

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  • Thomas Hodgetts (circa 1781-1858), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 76 portraits.
  • Thomas Clement Thompson (circa 1778-1857), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits.
  • Welch & Gwynne (active 1837-1843), Printsellers and publishers. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits.

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  • NPG D35543: Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby (from same plate)

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Current affairs

The controversial monarch William IV dies of pneumonia in June leaving no legitimate heirs, and is succeeded to the throne by his niece Victoria, one month after her eighteenth birthday.
The Registration Act of Births, Marriages and Deaths makes it compulsory for all births, marriages and deaths to be registered at a Registry Office.

Art and science

Dickens's second novel Oliver Twist is serialised in Bentley's Magazine. The story of the orphan Oliver is an attack on the Poor Law Amendment Acts (1834), a highly contentious piece of legislation which abolished outdoor relief, effectively increasing entry in the workhouse. The novel, famously made into a musical in 1968, marks Dickens as an outspoken social critic as well as a highly popular and commercial writer.

International

The Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin is killed in a duel with Baron Georges d'Anthès. Considered the founder of modern Russian literature, Pushkin blended Old Slavonic with vernacular Russian and was the first Russian writer to use everyday speech in his poetry. His works include Eugene Onegin.

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