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John Loudon McAdam

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John Loudon McAdam

by Charles Turner, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1825
12 5/8 in. x 9 1/2 in. (322 mm x 242 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D5166

Sitterback to top

  • John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836), Civil engineer; inventor of 'macadamisation' of roads. Sitter in 3 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Charles Turner (1773-1857), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 632 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
  • Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D5165: John Loudon McAdam (from same plate)

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Events of 1825back to top

Current affairs

Strikes, contract breaking and worker intimidation prompt the passing of a new Anti-Trade Union Combination Act to the dismay of economist John McCulloch, MP Joseph Hume and radical Francis Place who had worked for the repeal of the previous year.
Catholic Relief Bill is rejected by the House of Lords.

Art and science

Construction of Thames Tunnel begins under the direction of Marc Isambard Brunel.
Stockton to Darlington Railway, the world's first passenger system, opens.
William Hazlitt publishes The Spirit of the Age; twenty-five pen-portraits of his contemporaries in the world of literature, philosophy and politics.

International

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in London.
John Quincy Adams is elected President of the United States.

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