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Thomas Calvert

by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Agnew & Zanetti, after Samuel William Reynolds
engraving, published August 1832
10 1/8 in. x 7 3/8 in. (257 mm x 187 mm) plate size; 16 3/8 in. x 10 3/4 in. (415 mm x 274 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1882
Reference Collection
NPG D35801

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  • Thomas Calvert (1775-1840), Church of England clergyman. Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • Agnew & Zanetti (active 1823-1837), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 37 portraits.
  • Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), Mezzotint engraver and painter. Artist or producer associated with 637 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
  • James Thomson (Thompson) (baptised 1788-1850), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 138 portraits.

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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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