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T.W. Bower

4 of 16 portraits by Gilbert Stuart Newton

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T.W. Bower

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Gilbert Stuart Newton
stipple engraving, published 1826
13 1/8 in. x 9 1/4 in. (332 mm x 236 mm) plate size; 18 7/8 in. x 14 1/2 in. (480 mm x 367 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D32019

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  • T.W. Bower (active early 19th century). Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • Colnaghi, Son & Co (active 1826-1835), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 74 portraits.
  • Frederick Christian Lewis Sr (1779-1856), Engraver and landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 192 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Gilbert Stuart Newton (1794-1835), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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Current affairs

Riots break out in Lancashire against the use of the power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright. The looms were gradually being introduced across the country, replacing large numbers of manual workers.

Art and science

Thomas Telford's Menai Straits and Conway Suspension Bridges open, the largest of their kind at the time.

International

Carl Weber arrives to live in England after his opera Der Freischutz is the hit of the London season.

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