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Samuel Parr

4 of 6 portraits by Alexander Chisholm

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Samuel Parr

printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by John Merridew, after Alexander Chisholm
lithograph printed in black and blue, published 1826
21 7/8 in. x 14 7/8 in. (555 mm x 378 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D39547

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  • Samuel Parr (1747-1825), Pedagogue and Whig pamphleteer. Sitter in 18 portraits.

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  • Alexander Chisholm (baptised 1792-1847), Portrait and historical painter. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.
  • Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850), Lithographic draughtsman and printer. Artist or producer associated with 106 portraits.
  • John Merridew (1789-1862), Bookseller. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.

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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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