Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles
4 of 4 portraits of Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles
by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Henry Fisher
stipple engraving, published January 1824
8 3/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. (214 mm x 136 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1956
Reference Collection
NPG D38020
Sitterback to top
- Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (1781-1826), Colonial governor and zoologist. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Fisher (active 1811-1824), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- James Thomson (Thompson) (baptised 1788-1850), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 138 portraits.
Events of 1824back to top
Current affairs
Anti-Trade Union Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800 are repealed after persuasive arguments from radical Francis Place that prohibition of workers' combinations only increased their appeal. The unions had been banned for fear that they were becoming involved in democratic politics.Art and science
National Gallery is established when Parliament agrees to purchase a collection of thirty-eight paintings from the estate of philanthropist John Julius Angerstein. William Seguier is appointed first Keeper.Society of British Artists holds its first exhibition, aiming to appeal to a broader art public than those who visited the Royal Academy.
International
Lord Byron dies of a fever at Missolonghi while fighting in the Greek War of Independence.Britain declares war on Burma after threat of Indian invasion.
Singapore is ceded to Britain.
John Constable's Haywain receives Gold Medal at the Paris Salon.
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