James Lonsdale 1777-1839

Around 1835. James Lonsdale. Portrait of Thomas Campbell.

On 16th May 1777 James Lonsdale was born in Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].

1810. James Lonsdale [aged 32]. Self-Portrait.

1815. James Lonsdale [aged 37]. Portrait of Anne Hamilton [aged 48].

1816. James Lonsdale [aged 38]. Portrait of Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk.

1817. James Lonsdale [aged 39]. Portrait of Charles Abbot 1st Baron Colchester [aged 59].

1817. James Lonsdale [aged 39]. Portrait of Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 43].

1819. James Lonsdale [aged 41]. Portrait of Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 50].

1819. James Lonsdale [aged 41]. Portrait of Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk looking over the Wye Bridge [Map] and Hereford Cathedral [Map].

1820. James Lonsdale [aged 42]. Portrait of Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 51].

1827. James Lonsdale [aged 49]. Portrait of Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York [aged 63].

1827. James Lonsdale [aged 49]. Portrait of William Whewell [aged 32].

1829. James Lonsdale [aged 51]. Portrait of General Isaac Gascoyne [aged 65].

General Isaac Gascoyne: On 21st August 1763 he was born to Bamber Gascoigne "The Elder" and Mary Green at Barking, Essex. On 26th August 1841 he died.

1830. James Lonsdale [aged 52]. Portrait of King William IV of the United Kingdom [aged 64].

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On 17th January 1839 James Lonsdale [aged 61] died.