Duncan McNeill, Baron Colonsay and Oronsay
5 of 6 portraits by Alexander Hill
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Duncan McNeill, Baron Colonsay and Oronsay
by Edward Burton, printed by Alexander McGlashon (McGlashan), published by Alexander Hill, after Thomas Duncan
mezzotint, (circa 1844)
20 in. x 14 in. (507 mm x 357 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1959
Reference Collection
NPG D38120
Sitterback to top
- Duncan McNeill, Baron Colonsay and Oronsay (1793-1874), Judge. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Edward Burton (1819 or 1820-1899), Mezzotinter. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.
- Thomas Duncan (1807-1845), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
- Alexander Hill (1800-1866), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.
- Alexander McGlashon (McGlashan) (1815-1877), Steel and copperplate engraver. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.
Events of 1844back to top
Current affairs
Britain experiences a railway boom. Peel's government passes a series of Acts creating provision of cheap, regular rail services. George Hudson, the first great railway entrepreneur, who controlled over 1,000 miles of railway track and whose enterprises made York a major commercial and transport hub, becomes known as 'the Railway King'.Art and science
Disraeli's Coningsby is published. The first of his 1840s 'Young England' trilogy, it was the cultural manifesto of Disraeli's vision for a new Conservativism.David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson set up their innovative and pioneering photography studio in Edinburgh, capturing portraits of both Scottish society figures and workers, as well as urban and rural landscape scenes.
International
Tensions continue to mount in Eastern Europe over Russian imperialist ambitions, as Tsar Nicholas I describes the Ottoman Empire as 'the Sick Man of Europe'.With the overthrow of the Haitians, the Spanish-speaking portion of the island of Hispaniola gains independence, as the Dominican Republic.
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