Joseph Strutt

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Joseph Strutt

by John Linnell, published by Moseley & Nephew
mezzotint, published 12 April 1842
19 3/4 in. x 15 7/8 in. (501 mm x 403 mm) plate size; 21 7/8 in. x 17 in. (557 mm x 433 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1956
Reference Collection
NPG D42093

Sitterback to top

  • Joseph Strutt (1765-1844), Businessman and philanthropist. Sitter in 3 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • John Linnell (1792-1882), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 70 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
  • Moseley & Nephew (active 1841-1846), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.

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Current affairs

Edwin Chadwick publishes his damning report, Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Poor, which details the shocking living conditions of the urban poor and prompts government to take a new interest in public health issues.
A year-long depression and the rejection of the Chartist petition leads to riots, with workers striking in the Midlands, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and parts of Scotland.

Art and science

Mudie's Lending Library opens, becoming one of the largest circulating libraries in the period. Made popular by the otherwise high cost of books, it exerts a great influence over literature; both by maintaining the more costly 'three decker' novel structure, and acting as moral censor.
Richard Owen, the English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist, coins the term 'dinosaur', combining the Greek words for 'formidable' and 'reptile'.

International

Treaty of Nanjing, which allows China to trade with Britain and lends Hong Kong to the British crown for 150 years. In Afghanistan, the Anglo-Afghan war ends as the British abandon Kabul, withdrawing to India and losing most of their garrison force in the operation with only one member, Dr William Brydon, surviving.

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Luke Theobald

29 June 2021, 19:43

This is attached to the wrong Joseph Strutt. This is a picture of the Derby philanthropist Joseph Strutt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Strutt_(philanthropist)