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The King Commander in Chief; or, the Upset of the Waterloo-man, Bags & Baggage

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The King Commander in Chief; or, the Upset of the Waterloo-man, Bags & Baggage

by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
coloured etching, published 8 May 1827
9 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in. (249 mm x 350 mm) plate size; 12 in. x 17 1/2 in. (306 mm x 445 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by Sir Edward Dillon Lott du Cann, 2018
Reference Collection
NPG D48693

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  • George Humphrey (active 1783-1831), Publisher and printseller; nephew of Hannah Humphrey. Artist or producer associated with 88 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
  • John Phillips (active 1825-1831), Satirical printmaker. Artist or producer associated with 34 portraits.

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  • NPG D10676: The King Commander in Chief; or, the Upset of the Waterloo-man, Bags & Baggage (from same plate)

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Current affairs

Lord Liverpool suffers a stroke and is forced to resign as Prime Minister. George Canning succeeds him only to die after four months in office.

Art and science

University College London, the first metropolitan university in England, is founded specifically to educate dissenters excluded from Oxford and Cambridge. Whig politician Henry Brougham, writer Thomas Campbell and financier and philanthropist Isaac Goldsmid are its principal patrons.

International

Britain, France and Russia sign a treaty in London agreeing to intervene in the Greek War of Independence. Allied troops under General Edward Codrington subsequently destroy Turkish and Egyptian fleets at the Battle of Navarino.
Western Australia is explored for the first time by Captain Stirling.

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