George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
6 of 48 portraits by Henry Graves
© National Portrait Gallery, London
George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
by Samuel William Reynolds, published by Henry Graves, after William Owen
mezzotint, published 2 September 1844
17 7/8 in. x 13 in. (454 mm x 331 mm) plate size; 19 3/4 in. x 14 in. (502 mm x 355 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D14707
Sitterback to top
- George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton (1760-1844), Whig Politician and Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Graves (1806-1892), Printseller and fine art publisher. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- William Owen (1769-1825), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 99 portraits.
- Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), Mezzotint engraver and painter. Artist or producer associated with 639 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
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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