Sir George Biddell Airy
1 portrait of Sir George Biddell Airy
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir George Biddell Airy
by Isaac Wane Slater, published by W. Mason, published by William Henry Mason, printed by Graf & Soret, after Thomas Charles Wageman
lithograph, circa 1828-1836
14 1/8 in. x 11 3/8 in. (359 mm x 289 mm) paper size
Given by Bonnie and Robert Meech, 2010
Reference Collection
NPG D42551
Sitterback to top
- Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), Astronomer Royal. Sitter associated with 24 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Graf & Soret (active 1833-1856), Lithographic printers. Artist or producer associated with 105 portraits.
- William Henry Mason (1810-1879), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 14 portraits.
- W. Mason (active 1825-1833), Profile painter and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.
- Isaac Wane Slater (1784-1836), Painter and lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 21 portraits.
- Thomas Charles Wageman (1787-1863), Painter, printmaker and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 263 portraits, Sitter associated with 2 portraits.
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.Comments back to top
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