Madame Vestris
19 of 63 portraits by John Cochran
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Madame Vestris
by John Cochran, published by William Sams
stipple engraving, published July 1825
12 3/4 in. x 10 1/8 in. (325 mm x 256 mm) plate size; 14 1/4 in. x 11 1/4 in. (363 mm x 285 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19706
Sitterback to top
- Madame Vestris (Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (née Bartolozzi, later Mathews)) (1797-1856), Actress and singer; former wife of Armand Vestris, and later wife of Charles James Mathews. Sitter associated with 20 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Cochran (1803-after 1865), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 63 portraits.
- William Sams (circa 1793-1842), Bookseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 38 portraits.
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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