© National Portrait Gallery, London
by George Chinnery Click on the links below to find out more
oil on canvas, circa 1840
28 in. x 21 1/4 in. (711 mm x 540 mm)
Given by John Dent on behalf of his uncle, Lancelot Dent, 1888
- George Chinnery (1774-1852), Painter. Sitter in 2 portraits, Artist associated with 14 portraits.
- George Chinnery (1774-1852), Painter. Artist associated with 14 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Bayly, Christopher, The Raj: India and the British 1600-1947, 1990 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 19 October 1990 - 17 March 1991), p. 213
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 99
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 122
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Art and science
Beau Brummel, the fashion leader responsible for sparking the culture of 'Dandyism', dies of syphilis.The first stone is laid on the new Houses of Parliament, based on the gothic designs by the architects Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin. The old buildings had burned down in 1834, following a blaze caused by burning wooden tallies used by the Exchequer to calculate tax.
The Afghans surrender to Britain during the Afghan-British war (1839-42). The war was sparked by British fear over Russian influence in Afghanistan, with the British East India Company resolving to depose the Afghan leader, Dost Muhammad, who was insistent on Afghan independence, and restore the former leader Shoja Shah. The Maoris yield sovereignty of New Zealand under the Treaty of Waitangi.