Madame Vestris
3 of 7 portraits by Samuel Lover
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Madame Vestris
by Samuel Lover
watercolour, circa 1826
16 3/4 in. x 13 in. (425 mm x 330 mm)
Purchased, 1935
Primary Collection
NPG 2786
Sitterback to top
- Madame Vestris (Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (née Bartolozzi, later Mathews)) (1797-1856), Actress and singer; former wife of Armand Vestris, and later wife of Charles James Mathews. Sitter associated with 20 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Samuel Lover (1797-1868), Songwriter, novelist and painter. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 308
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 420
Events of 1826back to top
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Riots break out in Lancashire against the use of the power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright. The looms were gradually being introduced across the country, replacing large numbers of manual workers.Art and science
Thomas Telford's Menai Straits and Conway Suspension Bridges open, the largest of their kind at the time.International
Carl Weber arrives to live in England after his opera Der Freischutz is the hit of the London season.Comments back to top
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