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William Wordsworth
22 of 23 portraits of William Wordsworth
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William Wordsworth
by and published by Thomas Goff Lupton, after Benjamin Robert Haydon
mezzotint, published 1 November 1848 (1842)
17 5/8 in. x 13 3/4 in. (447 mm x 349 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19912
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- Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846), History painter and diarist. Artist or producer associated with 34 portraits, Sitter in 10 portraits.
- Thomas Goff Lupton (1791-1873), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 131 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
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- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (4 Keppel Street, Russell Square, London)
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Current affairs
Led by Feargus O'Connor, up to 50,000 Chartist members meet on Kennington Common, to form a procession and present another petition to Parliament. Although there was a large military and police presence, the rally was peaceful.Art and science
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood a group of English painters, poets and critics, is founded by John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt, intent on reforming art by rejecting the artists who imitated Raphael and Michelangelo. Instead, they advocated a return to a close observation of nature, invested with the intense detail, colours, and compositions of Quattrocento Italian and Flemish art, producing works layered with symbolism.International
Following the fall of the French monarchy, revolutions take place in France, Germany and Italy, provoked by a widespread desire for political independence from repressive regimes, and a range of economic problems which had caused unemployment, food shortages and poverty. Louis Napoleon becomes the first President of France's Second Republic.The first gold rush takes place in America, after gold is found on the Sacramento river, California.
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