Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

by Thomas Hodgetts, published by Colnaghi & Co, after John Boaden, after Muller
mezzotint, published 1 January 1816
13 7/8 in. x 10 in. (353 mm x 255 mm) plate size; 17 1/2 in. x 13 3/8 in. (444 mm x 340 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1961
Reference Collection
NPG D42359

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  • John Boaden (1792 or 1793-1839), Portrait and figure painter. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.
  • Colnaghi & Co (active 1809-1835), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 101 portraits.
  • Thomas Hodgetts (circa 1781-1858), Painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 76 portraits.
  • Muller (active early 19th century), Miniaturist. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.

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Current affairs

Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.
Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.

Art and science

Jane Austen publishes Emma.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.

International

British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.
Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.

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