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'Arthurs Seat' (Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey; Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt; Sir Frances Burdett, 5th Bt; King George IV; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Daniel O'Connell; Elizabeth Conyngham (née Denison), Marchioness Conyngham)
4 of 17 portraits by S. Gans
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'Arthurs Seat' (Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey; Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt; Sir Frances Burdett, 5th Bt; King George IV; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Daniel O'Connell; Elizabeth Conyngham (née Denison), Marchioness Conyngham)
published by S. Gans
hand-coloured etching, published circa May 1829
13 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in. (351 mm x 252 mm) plate size; 17 in. x 11 1/8 in. (433 mm x 282 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by Sir Edward Dillon Lott du Cann, 2018
Reference Collection
NPG D48759
Artistback to top
- S. Gans (active 1829-1831), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 17 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768-1854), Field Marshal and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Sitter in 33 portraits. Identify
- Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt (1770-1844), Parliamentary reformer. Sitter associated with 135 portraits. Identify
- Elizabeth Conyngham (née Denison), Marchioness Conyngham (1769-1861), Mistress of George IV; wife of Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess of Conyngham. Sitter in 34 portraits. Identify
- King George IV (1762-1830), Regent 1811-19; Reigned 1820-30. Sitter associated with 274 portraits. Identify
- Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), Irish politician; MP for Dublin City and Cork County. Sitter associated with 230 portraits. Identify
- Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt (1788-1850), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 323 portraits. Identify
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field Marshal and Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 640 portraits. Identify
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Events of 1829back to top
Current affairs
Metropolitan police force of over three thousand paid, uniformed, professional policemen founded by Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel.Roman Catholic Relief Act grants emancipation; Catholics admitted to vote, sit in parliament and hold almost all public offices.
Art and science
Success of George Stephenson's Rocket steam engine at Rainhill Trials.First London bus service licensed; the new 'box-on-wheels' contributes greatly to the expansion of the suburbs.
Apsley House completed for the Duke of Wellington by Benjamin Wyatt.
First Oxford and Cambridge boat race.
International
Andrew Jackson is elected President of the United States.Comments back to top
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