John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford
9 of 98 portraits by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford
by William Bond, published by Lackington, Allen & Co, published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after Robert William Satchwell, after Hans Holbein the Younger
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1815
14 5/8 in. x 10 3/8 in. (370 mm x 264 mm) plate size; 17 1/4 in. x 11 5/8 in. (437 mm x 296 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D31608
Sitterback to top
- John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (1486?-1555), Lord High Admiral. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- William Bond (active 1772-1827), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 57 portraits.
- Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 or 1498-1543), Painter, printmaker and designer; son of Hans Holbein the Elder. Artist or producer associated with 310 portraits, Sitter associated with 25 portraits.
- Lackington, Allen & Co (active 1815-1817), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown (active 1815-1820), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 98 portraits.
- Robert William Satchwell (active 1793-1818), Miniaturist. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
Events of 1815back to top
Current affairs
John and James Leigh Hunt are released from prison after a two year sentence for slandering the Prince of Wales in their outspoken, radical periodical the Examiner.Corn Laws are introduced to protect against the collapse in prices which would inevitably follow peace with France, prompting riots in London.
Art and science
Humphry Davy invents the miners' safety lamp though its reception is clouded by William Clanny and George Stephenson who present rival models in the same year.British Institution arranges first in innovative series of Old Master exhibitions
provoking virulent attack on its patrons for neglecting contemporary art.
International
Napoleon returns to France from exile in Elba and resumes power until his abdication on 22 June; a period known as the 'Hundred Days'.Battle of Waterloo concludes the Anglo-French struggle that had lasted more than a century. Peace of Vienna establishes Britain's global political, economic and imperial dominance which lasts for the next hundred years.
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