Samuel Crompton
11 of 35 portraits by Agnew & Zanetti







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Samuel Crompton
by Samuel William Reynolds, published by Agnew & Zanetti, after Charles Allingham
mezzotint, published March 1828
Reference Collection
NPG D1375
Artistsback to top
- Agnew & Zanetti (active 1823-1837), Publishers. Artist associated with 35 portraits.
- Charles Allingham (circa 1778-1850), Painter. Artist associated with 7 portraits.
- Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), Mezzotint engraver and painter. Artist associated with 629 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
Events of 1828back to top
Current affairs
Duke of Wellington becomes Prime Minister.Madhouse Act attempts to regulate asylums and ensure new arrivals are genuinely insane.
Repeal of the Test Acts removes political restrictions from dissenters, allowing them to hold public office.
Art and science
London Zoological Gardens open in Regent's Park. They provide both entertainment and a supply of exotic specimens for naturalists and anatomists such as Richard Owen who becomes a European authority on the subject.International
Daniel O'Connell is elected Member of Parliament for County Clare but as a Catholic is not permitted to take his seat.Tell us more back to top
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