Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

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Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by John Henry Robinson, published by Harding & Lepard, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple and line engraving, published 1 December 1835
10 5/8 in. x 7 1/8 in. (271 mm x 180 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15286

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  • Harding & Lepard (active 1826-1836), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 73 portraits.
  • Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 698 portraits, Sitter in 25 portraits.
  • John Henry Robinson (1796-1871), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 119 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

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  • NPG D15070: Sir Joseph Banks, Bt (from same plate)
  • NPG D20222: Sir Joseph Banks, Bt (from same plate)

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Lord Melbourne, Whig, becomes Prime Minister following Peel's resignation. Melbourne's government took steps to suppress trade union activity, introducing legislation against 'illegal oaths', contributing to the failure of Robert Owen's Grand National Consolidated Trades' Union.

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Juan Manuel de Rosas becomes dictator of Argentina, invoking a seventeen year rule dominated by terror. A powerful cattle rancher, he represents the rise of the estancieros, the new landed oligarchy based on commercial ranching.

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