'A Parliamentary Game of Shuttlecock' (Daniel O'Connell; Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey; Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington)
'A Parliamentary Game of Shuttlecock' (Daniel O'Connell; Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey; Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington)
possibly by Robert Seymour, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa May 1829
13 5/8 in. x 9 3/4 in. (346 mm x 247 mm) plate size; 11 1/8 in. x 16 1/2 in. (281 mm x 419 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by Sir Edward Dillon Lott du Cann, 2018
Reference Collection
NPG D48760
Sittersback to top
- Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768-1854), Field Marshal and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Sitter in 33 portraits. Identify
- Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury (1780-1845), Speaker of the House of Commons. Sitter associated with 22 portraits. Identify
- Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), Irish politician; MP for Dublin City and Cork County. Sitter associated with 230 portraits. Identify
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field Marshal and Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 640 portraits. Identify
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.
Subjects & Themesback to top
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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