| The House of Commons, 1833 | |
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| Artist | George Hayter |
| Year | 1843 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, historical painting |
| Dimensions | 346 cm × 542 cm (136 in × 213 in) |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
The House of Commons, 1833 is a large history painting by the British artist George Hayter.[1] It depicts the first meeting of the House of Commons following the 1832 Great Reform Act and the subsequent general election that produced a landslide majority for the ruling Whig Government. In the Victorian era the painting was often known as The First Reformed Parliament.[2]
Hayter began the work in 1833, without any commission and took a decade to complete. It was a further fifteen years before he finally sold it in 1858 to the newly founded National Portrait Gallery.[3] In 1895 the Gallery also acquired what functions as an effective companion piece, Hayter's earlier The Trial of Queen Caroline depicting the House of Lords in 1820.[4]
- ^ Campbell p.302
- ^ Carlisle p.64
- ^ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw00015/The-House-of-Commons-1833
- ^ Parry p.14