Henry Labouchere, Baron Taunton
1 portrait of Henry Labouchere, Baron Taunton
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry Labouchere, Baron Taunton
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, (1828)
11 in. x 9 in. (279 mm x 228 mm) plate size; 22 1/8 in. x 15 in. (562 mm x 382 mm) paper size
Given by Grillion's Club, 1903
Reference Collection
NPG D20626
Sitterback to top
- Henry Labouchere, Baron Taunton (1798-1869), Politician; MP for Taunton, President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for the Colonies. Sitter in 12 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Frederick Christian Lewis Sr (1779-1856), Engraver and landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 192 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Joseph Slater (circa 1779-1837), Painter and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 127 portraits.
Events of 1828back to top
Current affairs
Duke of Wellington becomes Prime Minister.Madhouse Act attempts to regulate asylums and ensure new arrivals are genuinely insane.
Repeal of the Test Acts removes political restrictions from dissenters, allowing them to hold public office.
Art and science
London Zoological Gardens open in Regent's Park. They provide both entertainment and a supply of exotic specimens for naturalists and anatomists such as Richard Owen who becomes a European authority on the subject.International
Daniel O'Connell is elected Member of Parliament for County Clare but as a Catholic is not permitted to take his seat.Comments back to top
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