Sir Gore Ouseley, 1st Bt







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Sir Gore Ouseley, 1st Bt
by Henry Richard Cook, published by Fisher Son & Co, after Richard Rothwell
stipple engraving, published 1833
8 7/8 in. x 5 5/8 in. (225 mm x 143 mm) plate size; 11 1/8 in. x 8 3/8 in. (281 mm x 214 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D47376
Sitterback to top
- Sir Gore Ouseley, 1st Bt (1770-1844), Diplomat and oriental scholar. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Richard Cook (active 1804-1849), Engraver. Artist associated with 66 portraits.
- Fisher Son & Co (active 1828-1847), Publishers. Artist associated with 54 portraits.
- Richard Rothwell (1800-1868), Painter. Artist associated with 11 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Events of 1833back to top
Current affairs
Shaftesbury's Factory Act is passed regulating women's hours and providing for the education of children working in the textile industry.Bank Act is passed, making Bank of England notes Britain's legal tender.
Art and science
Charles Lamb publishes Last Essays of Elia after the enormous success of his earlier Essays. A comic allegorization of his humdrum clerical job they become one of the period's literary sensations.Charles Dickens begins his series Sketches by Boz in the Monthly Magazine.
International
Abolition of slavery in the British Empire; 780,000 slaves are freed, £20 million is allocated as compensation for slave owners and a six year apprenticeship system for freed slaves is established.Tell us more back to top
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