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George Herbert

4 of 4 portraits of George Herbert

George Herbert

by Richard James Lane, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
lithograph with some hand-colouring, published 1 October 1838 (1837)
8 1/2 in. x 6 3/4 in. (215 mm x 172 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D46223

Sitterback to top

George Herbert (1812-1838), Soldier; grandson of 1st Earl of Carnarvon. Sitter in 4 portraits.

Artistsback to top

Alfred, Count D'Orsay (1801-1852), Amateur artist and man of fashion. Artist or producer associated with 267 portraits, Sitter associated with 13 portraits.
Richard James Lane (1800-1872), Sculptor and lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 1226 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
John Mitchell (active 1832-died 1889), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 205 portraits.

Related worksback to top

NPG 4026(34): George Herbert (source portrait)
NPG D45933: George Herbert (from same stone)

Placesback to top

Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (33 Old Bond Street, London)

Portrait setback to top

Lithographs of prominent people by R.J. Lane after Count Alfred D'Orsay, 1823-48 (volume 1)

Subject/Themeback to top

In profile

Events of 1838back to top

Current affairs

The Anti-Corn Law league is established in Manchester, led by Richard Cobden and John Bright, aiming to create a fully free-trade economy.
The People's Charter is published, demanding many constitutional amendments that would become central to future democratic reform, including universal male suffrage and secret ballots. Despite having one million signatures (and 5 million by 1848), the petition was rejected.
Slavery is completely abolished.

Art and science

Turner's The Fighting Temeraire is exhibited at the Royal Academy. The Temeraire, which had broken the line at the Battle of Trafalgar, was a reflection on the rapid changes of the industrial age. This was demonstrated this year when Isambard Brunel's Great Western crosses the Atlantic, in just fifteen days - a ship under sail could take a month.
The London-Birmingham railway is also completed, the line engineered by Robert Stephenson.

International

The first stage in the formation of independent Boer republics in South Africa, as the Republic of Natal is formed in South Africa, following the Boers defeat of the Matabele of Mzilikasi. This comes two years after the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of the British-ruled colony of South Africa set out on the Great Trek, in search of their own independent state.
The Central American Federation, an experimental republic formed of several Latin states splits.

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