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

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

by Richard Woodman, after Henry Room
line and stipple engraving, 1844
8 3/4 in. x 11 1/4 in. (221 mm x 284 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D20529

Sittersback to top

  • John Philip (1775-1851), Missionary in South Africa. Sitter in 4 portraits.
  • James Read Sr (1777-1852), Missionary. Sitter in 2 portraits.
  • James Read Jr (1811-1894), Missionary; son of James Read Sr. Sitter in 2 portraits.
  • 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.

Artistsback to top

  • 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 30 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D8773: Jan or Dyani Tzatzoe (Tshatshu); Andries Stoffles; James Read Sr; James Read Jr; John Philip (from same plate)

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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