Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage
16 of 37 portraits of Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage
by Francis William Wilkin, printed by Graf & Soret, published by Ackermann & Co
hand-coloured lithograph, published mid 1830s-early 1840s
19 1/2 in. x 12 3/4 in. (496 mm x 324 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D36788
Sitterback to top
- Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly (1790-1882), Actress and singer. Sitter in 37 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Ackermann & Co (active 1829-1859), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 79 portraits.
- Graf & Soret (active 1833-1856), Lithographic printers. Artist or producer associated with 105 portraits.
- Francis William Wilkin (1791-1842), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 53 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D3461: Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage (from same plate)
- NPG D36785: Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage (from same plate)
- NPG D36786: Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage (from same plate)
- NPG D36787: Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage (from same plate)
- NPG D36789: Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage (from same plate)
- NPG D36790: Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage (from same plate)
- NPG D36791: Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage (from same plate)
- NPG D36792: Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage (from same plate)
- NPG D36793: Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage (from same plate)
- NPG D36794: Frances ('Fanny') Maria Kelly as Lady Savage (from same plate)
Events of 1833back to top
Current affairs
Shaftesbury's Factory Act is passed regulating women's hours and providing for the education of children working in the textile industry.Bank Act is passed, making Bank of England notes Britain's legal tender.
Art and science
Charles Lamb publishes Last Essays of Elia after the enormous success of his earlier Essays. A comic allegorization of his humdrum clerical job they become one of the period's literary sensations.Charles Dickens begins his series Sketches by Boz in the Monthly Magazine.
International
Abolition of slavery in the British Empire; 780,000 slaves are freed, £20 million is allocated as compensation for slave owners and a six year apprenticeship system for freed slaves is established.Comments back to top
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