The Boro'mongers Remedy for an Obstinate Tenant
4 of 8 portraits by Charles Jameson Grant
© National Portrait Gallery, London
The Boro'mongers Remedy for an Obstinate Tenant
by Charles Jameson Grant, published by E. King
hand-coloured etching, published 3 May 1831
10 in. x 14 in. (255 mm x 356 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by Sir Edward Dillon Lott du Cann, 2018
Reference Collection
NPG D48854
Sittersback to top
- Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1785-1851), Nobleman and politician. Sitter associated with 23 portraits.
- Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt (1788-1850), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 323 portraits.
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field Marshal and Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 640 portraits.
- Sir Charles Wetherell (1770-1846), Politician and lawyer. Sitter associated with 36 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Charles Jameson Grant (active 1830-1852), Caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
- E. King (active 1819-1831), Newspaper agent and print publisher. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
Events of 1831back to top
Current affairs
Parliamentary Reform Bill is rejected by the House of Lords prompting riots in Nottingham, Derby and Bristol.Art and science
Michael Faraday demonstrates electromagnetic induction.Death of Lady Sarah Ponsonby, last of the famous Ladies of Llangollen who attracted many of the leading names in art and literature to visit them at their home in Plas Newydd, Wales.
Opening of New London Bridge, designed by John Rennie.
International
Violinist Niccolo Paganini arrives in England from Italy and embarks on a six month tour of the country after astonishing London audiences with his virtuoso performances.Revolutionary outbreaks in Modena, Parma and the Papal States influenced by the July Revolution in France the previous year.
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