Sir George Biddell Airy
15 of 24 portraits of Sir George Biddell Airy
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir George Biddell Airy
by Isaac Wane Slater, after Thomas Charles Wageman
lithograph, 1830s
16 1/8 in. x 12 1/2 in. (411 mm x 319 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Whitin Fund, 1954
Reference Collection
NPG D7186
Sitterback to top
- Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), Astronomer Royal. Sitter associated with 24 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Isaac Wane Slater (1784-1836), Painter and lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 21 portraits.
- Thomas Charles Wageman (1787-1863), Painter, printmaker and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 263 portraits, Sitter associated with 2 portraits.
Events of 1830back to top
Current affairs
George IV dies at Windsor on 26 June; William IV succeeds to the throne.Duke of Wellington resigns as Prime Minister to be succeeded by Earl Grey.
'Captain Swing' disturbances among agricultural districts in southern England. Taking their name from a mythical leader, hundreds of labourers break the threshing machines that threaten their winter employment.
Art and science
Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens; MP William Huskisson is run down by a train and killed at the inaugural ceremony.William Cobbett publishes Rural Rides; a nostalgic tribute to the English countryside which expresses dismay at the sweeping changes taking place.
International
July Revolution in France overthrows the Bourbon dynasty. Charles X goes into exile in England and Louis Philippe, Duc d'Orleans is proclaimed King by the Chamber of Deputies who fear European opposition to the declaration of a second Republic.Comments back to top
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