John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland

by Samuel William Reynolds, and by Samuel Cousins, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1825
. . (381 x 278 ) plate size; 19 1/4 in. x 14 7/8 in. (489 mm x 379 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D37834

Sitterback to top

John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland (1759-1841), Politician; Lord Privy Seal. Sitter associated with 32 portraits.

Artistsback to top

Samuel Cousins (1801-1887), Engraver. Artist associated with 169 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy. Artist associated with 689 portraits, Sitter in 25 portraits.
Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), Mezzotint engraver and painter. Artist associated with 629 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

Related worksback to top

NPG D4755: John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland (from same plate)
NPG D4754: John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland (from same plate)
NPG D37833: John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland (from same plate)

Portrait setback to top

Macdonnell Collection

Subjects & Themesback to top

Events of 1825back to top

Current affairs

Strikes, contract breaking and worker intimidation prompt the passing of a new Anti-Trade Union Combination Act to the dismay of economist John McCulloch, MP Joseph Hume and radical Francis Place who had worked for the repeal of the previous year.
Catholic Relief Bill is rejected by the House of Lords.

Art and science

Construction of Thames Tunnel begins under the direction of Marc Isambard Brunel.
Stockton to Darlington Railway, the world's first passenger system, opens.
William Hazlitt publishes The Spirit of the Age; twenty-five pen-portraits of his contemporaries in the world of literature, philosophy and politics.

International

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in London.
John Quincy Adams is elected President of the United States.

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