William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
17 of 57 portraits by Sir Edwin Landseer
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1832
8 7/8 in. x 7 3/8 in. (226 mm x 188 mm)
Purchased, 1972
Primary Collection
NPG 4916
Sitterback to top
- William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858), Lord Chamberlain. Sitter in 14 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 57 portraits, Sitter in 23 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This drawing relates to, and certainly parodies, Landseer's formal oil portrait of the Duke seated in a box at Covent Garden.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 176
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 156
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Caricatures by Edwin Landseer (16 November 2009 - 23 May 2010)
Events of 1832back to top
Current affairs
William IV agrees to the creation of new peers in order to obtain the passage of the Reform Act, although this proved unnecessary when the Tories withdrew opposition. Male franchise is extended by fifty percent; fifty-six 'rotten boroughs' lose representation and forty-one new constituencies are created. Irish and Scottish Reform Acts are also passed.Art and science
Mathematician Charles Babbage publishes his best selling Economy of Machinery and Manufactures. In response to recent outbreaks of machine-breaking and riots, he aimed to reveal the sources of Britain's industrial strength to the urban elite and promote institutional change.Parliament votes funds for National Gallery buildings in Trafalgar Square.
International
Free land grants end for English settlers in Australia on recommendation of the leading colonisation theorist Edward Wakefield in his Letter from Sydney.Greek independence recognised by the Treaty of London.
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