Richard Yates ('Portraits of him in the various characters in his entertainment entitled "Yates' Reminiscences"')

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Richard Yates ('Portraits of him in the various characters in his entertainment entitled "Yates' Reminiscences"')

by E.F. Lambert, printed by Peter Simonau, published by George Hunt
hand-coloured lithograph, published May 1826
11 3/4 in. x 16 in. (299 mm x 405 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D36236

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  • George Hunt (active 1826), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
  • E.F. Lambert (active 1790-1846), Printmaker and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
  • Peter Simonau (active 1822-1827), Lithographic printer. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.

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  • NPG D36235: Richard Yates ('Portraits of him in the various characters in his entertainment entitled "Yates' Reminiscences"') (from same stone)
  • NPG D36238: Richard Yates ('Portraits of him in the various characters in his entertainment entitled "Yates' Reminiscences"') (from same stone)
  • NPG D36237: Richard Yates ('Portraits of him in the various characters in his entertainment entitled "Yates' Reminiscences"') (from same stone)

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Current affairs

Riots break out in Lancashire against the use of the power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright. The looms were gradually being introduced across the country, replacing large numbers of manual workers.

Art and science

Thomas Telford's Menai Straits and Conway Suspension Bridges open, the largest of their kind at the time.

International

Carl Weber arrives to live in England after his opera Der Freischutz is the hit of the London season.

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