'Seated lady'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
'Seated lady'
by Richard James Lane, printed by Engelmann & Co, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Gilbert Stuart Newton
lithograph, published 1828
21 1/4 in. x 14 3/8 in. (540 mm x 364 mm) paper size
Given by Austin Lane Poole, 1956
Reference Collection
NPG D21791
Artistsback to top
- Joseph Dickinson (1780-1849), Stationer and lithographic publisher. Artist or producer associated with 83 portraits.
- Engelmann & Co (active 1828-1829), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 13 portraits.
- Richard James Lane (1800-1872), Sculptor and lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 1226 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
- Gilbert Stuart Newton (1794-1835), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Events of 1828back to top
Current affairs
Duke of Wellington becomes Prime Minister.Madhouse Act attempts to regulate asylums and ensure new arrivals are genuinely insane.
Repeal of the Test Acts removes political restrictions from dissenters, allowing them to hold public office.
Art and science
London Zoological Gardens open in Regent's Park. They provide both entertainment and a supply of exotic specimens for naturalists and anatomists such as Richard Owen who becomes a European authority on the subject.International
Daniel O'Connell is elected Member of Parliament for County Clare but as a Catholic is not permitted to take his seat.Comments back to top
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