'The Battle of Reform' (includes possibly Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt; Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; King William IV; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon; Ernest Augustus, Duke of ...)
7 of 8 portraits by Charles Jameson Grant
© National Portrait Gallery, London
'The Battle of Reform' (includes possibly Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt; Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; King William IV; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon; Ernest Augustus, Duke of ...)
by Charles Jameson Grant, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1832
9 3/8 in. x 14 7/8 in. (238 mm x 379 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by Sir Edward Dillon Lott du Cann, 2018
Reference Collection
NPG D48858
Artistsback to top
- Charles Jameson Grant (active 1830-1852), Caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
- George Humphrey (active 1783-1831), Publisher and printseller; nephew of Hannah Humphrey. Artist or producer associated with 88 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
Sittersback to top
- James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger (1769-1844), Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Sitter associated with 39 portraits.
- Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 280 portraits.
- Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt (1770-1844), Parliamentary reformer. Sitter associated with 135 portraits.
- John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), Lord Chancellor. Sitter in 142 portraits.
- Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (1771-1851), Son of George III. Sitter in 85 portraits.
- Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 190 portraits.
- 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.
- John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878), Prime Minister and writer; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter associated with 249 portraits.
- Horace Twiss (1787-1849), Lawyer and Politician. Sitter associated with 12 portraits.
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field Marshal and Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 640 portraits.
- King William IV (1765-1837), Reigned 1830-37. Sitter associated with 175 portraits.
Events of 1832back to top
Current affairs
William IV agrees to the creation of new peers in order to obtain the passage of the Reform Act, although this proved unnecessary when the Tories withdrew opposition. Male franchise is extended by fifty percent; fifty-six 'rotten boroughs' lose representation and forty-one new constituencies are created. Irish and Scottish Reform Acts are also passed.Art and science
Mathematician Charles Babbage publishes his best selling Economy of Machinery and Manufactures. In response to recent outbreaks of machine-breaking and riots, he aimed to reveal the sources of Britain's industrial strength to the urban elite and promote institutional change.Parliament votes funds for National Gallery buildings in Trafalgar Square.
International
Free land grants end for English settlers in Australia on recommendation of the leading colonisation theorist Edward Wakefield in his Letter from Sydney.Greek independence recognised by the Treaty of London.
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