Sir John Newport, 1st Bt

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Sir John Newport, 1st Bt

by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, and published by James Anthony Molteno, and published by Martin Colnaghi, after James Ramsay
mezzotint, published 22 May 1828
16 in. x 12 1/2 in. (405 mm x 316 mm) plate size; 17 5/8 in. x 13 5/8 in. (447 mm x 345 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D38738

Sitterback to top

  • Sir John Newport, 1st Bt (1756-1843), Irish Whig politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sitter associated with 4 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Martin Colnaghi (circa 1792-1851), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 38 portraits.
  • Colnaghi, Son & Co (active 1826-1835), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 74 portraits.
  • Thomas Goff Lupton (1791-1873), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 130 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • James Anthony Molteno (active 1817-1846), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 12 portraits.
  • James Ramsay (1786-1854), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 35 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D38739: Sir John Newport, 1st Bt (from same plate)

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Events of 1828back to top

Current affairs

Duke of Wellington becomes Prime Minister.
Madhouse Act attempts to regulate asylums and ensure new arrivals are genuinely insane.
Repeal of the Test Acts removes political restrictions from dissenters, allowing them to hold public office.

Art and science

London Zoological Gardens open in Regent's Park. They provide both entertainment and a supply of exotic specimens for naturalists and anatomists such as Richard Owen who becomes a European authority on the subject.

International

Daniel O'Connell is elected Member of Parliament for County Clare but as a Catholic is not permitted to take his seat.

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