The Reform Banquet | |
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Artist | Benjamin Robert Haydon |
Year | 1834 |
Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
Dimensions | 240 cm × 370 cm (96 in × 144 in) |
Location | Howick 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]