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George Harry William Fleetwood Hartopp

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1824 (1819)
11 7/8 in. x 8 7/8 in. (301 mm x 227 mm) plate size; 22 1/2 in. x 17 1/2 in. (573 mm x 445 mm) paper size
Given by Grillion's Club, 1903
Reference Collection
NPG D20582

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Artistsback to top

  • Frederick Christian Lewis Sr (1779-1856), Engraver and landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 192 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Joseph Slater (circa 1779-1837), Painter and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 127 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D35550: George Harry William Fleetwood Hartopp (from same plate)

Events of 1824back to top

Current affairs

Anti-Trade Union Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800 are repealed after persuasive arguments from radical Francis Place that prohibition of workers' combinations only increased their appeal. The unions had been banned for fear that they were becoming involved in democratic politics.

Art and science

National Gallery is established when Parliament agrees to purchase a collection of thirty-eight paintings from the estate of philanthropist John Julius Angerstein. William Seguier is appointed first Keeper.
Society of British Artists holds its first exhibition, aiming to appeal to a broader art public than those who visited the Royal Academy.

International

Lord Byron dies of a fever at Missolonghi while fighting in the Greek War of Independence.
Britain declares war on Burma after threat of Indian invasion.
Singapore is ceded to Britain.
John Constable's Haywain receives Gold Medal at the Paris Salon.

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