Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt
1 portrait of Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt
by and published by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by James Fraser, and published by Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple and line engraving, published 1836
12 3/4 in. x 9 3/4 in. (323 mm x 248 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D16024
Sitterback to top
- Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt (1788-1850), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 323 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- James Fraser (after 1804-1841), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
- Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 696 portraits, Sitter in 25 portraits.
- Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt (1796-1871), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 62 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Henry Thomas Ryall (1811-1867), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 53 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (215 Regent Street, London)
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (3 Euston Square, London)
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Threadneedle Street, London)
Events of 1836back to top
Current affairs
William Lovett founds the Working Men's Association, the precursor to Chartism, with the aim to achieving equal social and political rights between men of all classes.A reduction in stamp duty from 4d to 1d helps to keep unstamped newspapers off the street, and leads to wider circulation of legal newspapers.
The first railway line is built in London, connecting to Greenwich and operated by the London Greenwich Railway (LGR).
Art and science
The American poet and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson outlines his theory of transcendentalism in Nature, in which he argues for individualism above traditional authority, stressing the infinitude of the private self and the possibility of achieving an original relation to the universe.The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer publishes On the Will in Nature, a precursor to his famous The World as Will and Representation.
International
Texas declares its independence from Mexico following a series of battles, including those at the Alamo and Goliad. Sam Houston is the first president of Texas, serving both in 1836-38 and 1841-44.The city of Adelaide is founded in Australia, at the mouth of the Torrens river, named in honour of Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
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