John Rolle, Baron Rolle
6 of 6 portraits of John Rolle, Baron Rolle
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Rolle, Baron Rolle
by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by Dawe & Gowar (Gower), probably after Frederick Cruickshank
stipple and line engraving, published 1844
13 3/8 in. x 10 1/4 in. (341 mm x 260 mm) plate size; 14 1/8 in. x 10 3/4 in. (360 mm x 273 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15870
Sitterback to top
- John Rolle, Baron Rolle (1751-1842), Politician; MP for Devon. Sitter associated with 6 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Frederick Cruickshank (1800-1868), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
- Dawe & Gowar (Gower) (active circa 1825-1850), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
- Henry Thomas Ryall (1811-1867), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 53 portraits.
Events of 1844back to top
Current affairs
Britain experiences a railway boom. Peel's government passes a series of Acts creating provision of cheap, regular rail services. George Hudson, the first great railway entrepreneur, who controlled over 1,000 miles of railway track and whose enterprises made York a major commercial and transport hub, becomes known as 'the Railway King'.Art and science
Disraeli's Coningsby is published. The first of his 1840s 'Young England' trilogy, it was the cultural manifesto of Disraeli's vision for a new Conservativism.David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson set up their innovative and pioneering photography studio in Edinburgh, capturing portraits of both Scottish society figures and workers, as well as urban and rural landscape scenes.
International
Tensions continue to mount in Eastern Europe over Russian imperialist ambitions, as Tsar Nicholas I describes the Ottoman Empire as 'the Sick Man of Europe'.With the overthrow of the Haitians, the Spanish-speaking portion of the island of Hispaniola gains independence, as the Dominican Republic.
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