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John Shank More

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John Shank More

by William Bonnar, and by Thomas Bonnar, printed by William Wilding
mezzotint, published 19 June 1848
19 5/8 in. x 13 3/4 in. (498 mm x 350 mm) paper size
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, 1929
Reference Collection
NPG D38958

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  • John Shank More (1784-1861), Barrister, professor and editor. Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • Thomas Bonnar (active early 19th century), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
  • William Bonnar (1800-1853), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
  • William Wilding (active 1845-1857), Printer. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.

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Current affairs

Led by Feargus O'Connor, up to 50,000 Chartist members meet on Kennington Common, to form a procession and present another petition to Parliament. Although there was a large military and police presence, the rally was peaceful.

Art and science

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood a group of English painters, poets and critics, is founded by John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt, intent on reforming art by rejecting the artists who imitated Raphael and Michelangelo. Instead, they advocated a return to a close observation of nature, invested with the intense detail, colours, and compositions of Quattrocento Italian and Flemish art, producing works layered with symbolism.

International

Following the fall of the French monarchy, revolutions take place in France, Germany and Italy, provoked by a widespread desire for political independence from repressive regimes, and a range of economic problems which had caused unemployment, food shortages and poverty. Louis Napoleon becomes the first President of France's Second Republic.
The first gold rush takes place in America, after gold is found on the Sacramento river, California.

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