Leopold I, King of the Belgians
7 of 26 portraits of Leopold I, King of the Belgians
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Henry Edward Dawe, after George Dawe
mezzotint, circa 1817
17 3/8 in. x 13 3/4 in. (442 mm x 349 mm) paper size
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, 1914
Reference Collection
NPG D45791
Sitterback to top
- Leopold I, King of the Belgians (1790-1865), Reigned 1831-65; husband of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; uncle of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 26 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- George Dawe (1781-1829), History and portrait painter. Artist associated with 44 portraits.
- Henry Edward Dawe (1790-1848), Painter and printmaker. Artist associated with 61 portraits.
Events of 1817back to top
Current affairs
Princess Charlotte, only daughter of George, Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick, dies in childbirth, prompting widespread mourning.Seditious Meetings Bill drives democratic societies underground.
Rising depression and discontent; Prince Regent's coach attacked at state opening of Parliament.
Art and science
John Keats begins to write his epic poem Endymion on the Isle of Wight; a rite of passage as a professional poet after deserting his medical career.John Constable exhibits Flatford Mill, one of his most famous naturalistic landscape paintings, at the Royal Academy
John Rennie's new Waterloo Bridge opens.
International
Journalist William Cobbett flees to America fearing prosecution. Already imprisoned for two years for seditious libel he grew more vehemently pro-reform on his release and reduced the price of his weekly periodical the Political Register to expand its circulation and influence to all classes.James Monroe is elected President of the United States.
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