The Reform Banquet

The Reform Banquet
1835 engraving by William Bromley
ArtistBenjamin Robert Haydon
Year1834
TypeOil on canvas, history painting
Dimensions240 cm × 370 cm (96 in × 144 in)
LocationHowick Hall, Northumberland

The Reform Banquet is a history painting by the English artist Benjamin Robert Haydon.[1] Completed and first exhibited in 1834 it represents a scene on 11 July 1832 when supporters of the recent Reform Act including the Prime Minister Earl Grey and other government ministers met for a celebratory dinner at the Guildhall in the City of London. Comparisons have been drawn between this work and George Hayter's The House of Commons, 1833 which were both large-scale depictions related to the recent Reform Act.[2]

  1. ^ Macdonald p.61
  2. ^ Carlisle p72-73