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'Fleet Prison'

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'Fleet Prison'

by Thomas Rowlandson, and by Auguste Charles Pugin, aquatinted by Joseph Constantine Stadler, published by Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 September 1808
9 in. x 11 in. (230 mm x 280 mm) plate size; 10 in. x 12 3/4 in. (255 mm x 325 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15285

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  • Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 96 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Auguste Charles Pugin (1768 or 1769-1832), Artist and architectural draughtsman; father of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.
  • Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827), Satirical draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 30 portraits, Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
  • Joseph Constantine Stadler (active 1780-1812). Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.

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Current affairs

The 'Mary Anne Clarke affair' erupts in which Clarke, mistress of Frederick, Duke of York, was said to have used her influence with him to run a military promotions racket. Championed by radical government opponents, it ends in the Duke's resignation as Commander-in-Chief of the army.

Art and science

Sculptor John Flaxman begins Nelson memorial for St Paul's.
Richard Trevithick demonstrates model railway travelling at 12 mph.

International

After taking Portugal, Napoleon invades Spain, deposes the Spanish Bourbon monarchy and appoints his brother Joseph as the new King. The
Peninsular War then begins under Sir John Moore and Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, aiming to protect Portugal and exploit Iberian hatred of French tyranny.

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