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Henry Grey Bennet

79 of 127 portraits by William Holl Sr

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Henry Grey Bennet

by William Holl Sr, published by and after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1823
8 7/8 in. x 6 7/8 in. (227 mm x 176 mm) plate size; 13 3/8 in. x 11 in. (342 mm x 281 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Whitin Fund, 1954
Reference Collection
NPG D1052

Sitterback to top

  • Henry Grey Bennet (1777-1836), Politician; MP for Shrewsbury. Sitter in 2 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • William Holl Sr (1771-1838), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 127 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Abraham Wivell (1786-1849), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 77 portraits.

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  • NPG D1053: Henry Grey Bennet (from same plate)

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Current affairs

Gaols Act is passed to build new prisons, raise standards in old ones and institute regular inspections. It is prompted by the vigorous campaigning of reformers such as Elizabeth Fry, leader of the Ladies Association for the Improvement of Female Prisoners in Newgate Prison.
Anti-Slavery Committee is founded in London.

Art and science

Architect, Robert Smirke begins construction of the British Museum.
Thomas Wakley founds The Lancet, the first weekly medical journal and important mouthpiece of medical reform.
Charles Babbage begins work on the first calculating machine.
Charles Macintosh invents waterproof fabric.

International

Catholic Association is founded by Daniel O'Connell in Ireland in an attempt to mobilise and politicise the entire Irish Catholic population in a systematic challenge to the ruling Protestant ascendancy.
War breaks out between France and Spain.
English missionary John Smith died in prison having been sentenced to be hanged for failing to take up arms against slaves in Demerara.

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