Jan or Dyani Tzatzoe (Tshatshu); Andries Stoffles; James Read Sr; James Read Jr; John Philip

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by Richard Woodman, published by Fisher Son & Co, after Henry Room
line and stipple engraving, 1844
6 3/4 in. x 7 1/2 in. (173 mm x 192 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D8773

Sittersback to top

John Philip (1775-1851), Missionary in South Africa. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
James Read Sr (1777-1852), Missionary. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
James Read Jr (1811-1894), Missionary; son of James Read Sr. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
Andries Stoffles (circa 1776-1837), Deacon of a mission church in south-western Africa. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Jan or Dyani Tzatzoe (Tshatshu) (circa 1791-active 1839), Leader of the Xhosa nation. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify

Artistsback to top

Fisher Son & Co (active 1828-1847), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 54 portraits.
Henry Room (1802-1850), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 22 portraits.
Richard Woodman (1784-1859), Engraver and portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 29 portraits.

Related worksback to top

NPG D20529: Jan or Dyani Tzatzoe (Tshatshu); Andries Stoffles; James Read Sr; James Read Jr; John Philip (from same plate)
NPG D8772: James Legge; Le Kin-lin; Sung Fuh-Keen; Woowan-sew (mounted together)

Placesback to top

Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (London and Paris, France)

Portrait setback to top

Macdonnell Collection

Subjects & Themesback to top

Events of 1844back to top

Current affairs

Britain experiences a railway boom. Peel's government passes a series of Acts creating provision of cheap, regular rail services. George Hudson, the first great railway entrepreneur, who controlled over 1,000 miles of railway track and whose enterprises made York a major commercial and transport hub, becomes known as 'the Railway King'.

Art and science

Disraeli's Coningsby is published. The first of his 1840s 'Young England' trilogy, it was the cultural manifesto of Disraeli's vision for a new Conservativism.
David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson set up their innovative and pioneering photography studio in Edinburgh, capturing portraits of both Scottish society figures and workers, as well as urban and rural landscape scenes.

International

Tensions continue to mount in Eastern Europe over Russian imperialist ambitions, as Tsar Nicholas I describes the Ottoman Empire as 'the Sick Man of Europe'.
With the overthrow of the Haitians, the Spanish-speaking portion of the island of Hispaniola gains independence, as the Dominican Republic.

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