'An Untoward Event, or A Tory Triumph'
32 of 323 portraits of Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt
'An Untoward Event, or A Tory Triumph'
by Robert Seymour, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1828
9 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in. (248 mm x 349 mm) plate size; 11 3/8 in. x 17 3/8 in. (290 mm x 440 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by Sir Edward Dillon Lott du Cann, 2018
Reference Collection
NPG D48709
Artistsback to top
- Thomas McLean (1788-1875), Publisher and dealer. Artist or producer associated with 1058 portraits.
- Robert Seymour (1798-1836), Illustrator and caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 13 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
Sittersback to top
- John Bull (active 1712-present), Fictitious epitomist of Englishness and British imperialism. Sitter associated with 151 portraits. Identify
- John Charles Herries (1778-1855), Statesman and financier. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854), Soldier and diplomat. Sitter associated with 43 portraits. Identify
- Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt (1788-1850), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 323 portraits. Identify
- Nathan Meyer Rothschild (1777-1836), Banker. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field Marshal and Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 640 portraits. Identify
Subjects & Themesback to top
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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