Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
1 portrait by Henry William Pickersgill
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Henry William Pickersgill
pencil, circa 1835
13 in. x 10 in. (330 mm x 254 mm)
Purchased, 1904
Primary Collection
NPG 1386
Sitterback to top
- Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt (1792-1871), Mathematician and astronomer; son of William Herschel. Sitter in 18 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 111 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 224
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 299
Events of 1835back to top
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Lord Melbourne, Whig, becomes Prime Minister following Peel's resignation. Melbourne's government took steps to suppress trade union activity, introducing legislation against 'illegal oaths', contributing to the failure of Robert Owen's Grand National Consolidated Trades' Union.Art and science
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Juan Manuel de Rosas becomes dictator of Argentina, invoking a seventeen year rule dominated by terror. A powerful cattle rancher, he represents the rise of the estancieros, the new landed oligarchy based on commercial ranching.Comments back to top
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