Date

Event

Family Events

1697

Hogarth born – (died 1764)

1727

George II became king - Hanoverian England

1733

Pope - Essay on Man

1745

Charles Dibdin born - died 1814

CD

1745

Jonathon Swift died

1745

Bonnie Prince Charlie - the Stuart Uprising

1746

Canaletto moved to London until 1755

1747

Ben Johnson plans his dictionary

1751

Elegy in a Graveyard  - T Gray

1752

Fanny Burney born – (died 1820)

1755

Ben Johnson Dictionary published

1757

William Blake born  - died 1827

1760

George III became king.

1760

Start of Neo-classical period  / overlaps Enlightenment and Romanticism

1760

Charles Dibdin goes to London

CD

1761

"First" Canal -The Bridgewater - opened

1762

George bought Buckingham House and enlarged it with help from Dr. Johnson, Robert Adams, J.Wedgewood

1764

Mozart played in England for royalty at 8 years old

1768

Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin born

CMD

1770

Beethoven born

1770

Cook found Australia and New Zealand

1771

Thomas John Dibdin born

TJD

1775

J.M.W.Turner born   - (died 1851)

1775

Jane Austen born -  (died 1817)

1776

American Independence Declaration

1776

John Constable born – (died 1837)

1777

Agostino Aglio born in Cremona

AA

1778

1st Roman Catholic Relief Act others in 1791, 1793, 1829

1780

Gordon Riots in London - anti-catholic

1780

Emperor Joseph II of Germany noticed AA in infancy

AA

1781

Schiller Play – the Robbers ( anti German artistocracy ) influenced Beethoven

1783

George (before being Regent),   Prince of Wales took over Carlton House and commissioned -  J.Constable, G.Stubbs, T.Lawrence, J.Reynolds, T.Gainsborough to work on the building and decoration.   

1787

George (Regent) started building Brighton Pavillion  1815 Nash started extension

1787

AA in College in Milano

AA

1789

AA at the age of 12 met the Emperor Leopold II

AA

1789

Start of French Revolution

1789

Blake published Songs of Innocence

1790

Emperor Joseph II died

1791

Faraday born – ( died 1867 )

1792

Emperor Leopold II died

1792

French revolution soldiers in Austria

1792

The Pantheon caught fire. Turner painted the "Morning after the Fire"

1793

Blake published Daughters of Albion

1793

TJ Dibdin married Anne Hilliar

TJD

1794

Blake - Songs of Experience

1796

Napoleon in Milan and N.Italy which was under Austria and Holy Roman Empire

1796

Invention of Lithography in German

1797

AA joined up with Napoleon and was in his first battle crossing the Bridge of Faenza under the command of General Victor and was at the surrender of Ancona and at Tolentino when the peace with Pius VI was signed

AA

1797

AA in Rome were he studied landscape painting under Campovecchio di Mantova.

AA

1798

The Jew and the Doctor   play by T J Dibdin – Caused riots 1801

TJD

1799

Thomas Hood born   9died 1845)

1799

A A met Madame Angelica Kauffman and Cardinal Dugnani and many other great characters in Science, Literature and the Arts.

AA

1799

AA Introduced to Mr William Wilkins (architect) by Canova the Sculptor, Angelica Kaufmann and Cardinal Dugnami. Travelled with Mr Wilkins through Sicily, Greece and Egypt making drawings of the principal antiquities there ,travelling principally in Greece and Magna Grecia visited Rome

AA

1800

Start of the Romantic Period - until 1850

1800

Complete History of the English Stage - Charles Dibdin

CD

1802

AA invited to Cambridge to work for Wilkins

AA

1802

AA returned to Rome for Study at the Vatican and St. Peters

AA

1802

East End Riots relating to 2 of TJ Dibdin plays Family Quarrels and the Jew and the Doctor

TJD

1803

Agostino came to England - arrived Gravesend 13th Dec

AA

1803

Beethoven produced Eroica - 3rd Symphony originally celebrating Napoleon but changed it because Napoleon declared himself Emperor.

1803

Belzoni can to England

1803

Agostino Aglio by invitation of Mr Wilkins arrived at Gravesend on 13^th December. Went direct to Cambridge to meet Mr Wilkins, entered Caius College completed the work in aquatint of The Antiquities of Magna Grecia for Mr Wilkins, the work published by Longmans in 1807.

AA

1804

1^st steam engine

1804

AA engaged in the painting room of the Majestic Theatre

AA

1804

Blake published Jerusalem

1805

Agostino married Letitia Clarke

AA

1805

Battle of Trafalgar

1806

A A in the painting room of Drury Lane Theatre and decorated the Majestic Theatre for Mr Taylor the proprietor

AA

1807

Beethoven wrote fifth Symphony

1807

A.A painted Woolley Hall

AA

1807

AA Decorated the drawing room of Captain Mortimer Ackworth York and at Woolley Hall the Banqueting rooms for Godfrey Wentworth Esquire

AA

1809

A A visited Ireland, painted 12 pictures of Killarney 10 for the merchant at Martinique and 2 purchased by the Marquis of Lansdowne.

AA

1810

T.C.Dibdin born in Betchworth

TCD

1810

Elizabeth Gaskell born – (died 1865)

1811

Start of Prince George Regency  - end 1821  He appreciated Neo-Classical works

1811

Marylebone Park became Regents Park Nash started to develop buildings from Regents Park, Portland Place down to Carlton House in Pall Mall 1813-1825 - Worked stopped in 1830

1811

A A decorated the interior of the new theatre called the Pantheon in Oxford St.

AA

1811

A A Executed in ink 12drawings on stone, views of Killarney, the first lithographic drawing published in England. printed by the new presses employed by the admiralty office.

AA

1811

Agostino committed to Kings Bench Debtors Prison

AA

1812

Charles Dickens born

1812

A.A. moved in at Edwards Square - Resident  for 7 years Kensington  painted cabinet pictures

AA

1812

Agostino had daughter Emma Walsh

AA

1812

Pugin born - died 1852

1812

Thomas Frognall Dibdin  born – he was a founder member of Roxburghe Club

TFD

1813

Belzoni married Sarah Bane - This date may not be correct. Belzoni reported that he married her soon after his arrival to England

1814

Charles Dibdin died

CD

1814

Goya's painted 2nd and 3rd May 1808. Goya was pro the French Revolution but then distressed by what the French did to the Spanish people.

1814

AA decorated drawing room at Woolley Hall Yorkshire.

AA

1815

Battle of Waterloo

1815

Canova visted London

1815

Nash started extension to Brighton Pavillion

1815

The Belzonis go to Egypt.

1816

Agostino's son, Augustine, born to his wife 16th Oct

AA2

1816

Peter Augustine Aglio born to Jane Tomlinson 11th Oct

AA

1816

First Bronte sister born  - last sister died in 1855

1816

Thomas John and Charles Mungo Dibdin took over the Surrey Theatre which had been the Royal Circus

TJD

1818

Agostino had daughter Mary Elizabeth

AA

1819

Ruskin born  - (died 1900)

1819

A A painted in fresco the ceiling and the whole of the arcade of the Roman Catholic Church at Moorfields representing the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the altar picture 55ft x 630 ft. representing the Crucifixion.

AA

1820

St Mary's Moorfield opened

AA

1820

George Prince of Wales becomes King

1820

AA -Lithographic Drawings, portraits Landscapes and more

AA

1820

Regents Canal Started

1820

John William Emilius Aglio born - died in 1822

AA

1821

AA - School of Ornamental Design published ( Neoclassical Aglio with Hullmandel )

AA

1821

AA produced many lithographic printed by Humandell published by Chater & others.

AA

1821

AA Painted new backdrop for the Haymarket Theatre

AA

1822

AA -6 views of Bolton Abbey Lithography by Aglio drawings by Cope.

AA

1822

AA painted doorway ???????? at Woburn Abbey for the Duke of Bedford

AA

1822

Thomas John Dibdin became bankrupt

TJD

1824

Start of Mexican Antiquities work

1824

AA - Drawing of Mexican Antiquities at Egyptian Hall for Mr Bullock .Facsimili Copies of ???? Mrs S at ???????? for Lord Kingsborough - Commenced journey of discovery of ancient Mexica ???

AA

1824

Thomas John Dibdin in King's Bench Debtors Prison

TJD

1825

AA - Paris June till November then Dresden January Berlin till February, then Dresden till April, Vienna then in August to Italy, Cremona, when at Rome painted large picture of Christ entering Jerusalem.

AA

1826

1827

Agostino's mother died in Italy

AA

1827

AA in May  in Paris, Sept London, November Paris

AA

1827

TJ Dibdin wrote his reminiscences in 2 volumes

TJD

1828

AA London still enjoying much mezzotint work of Mexican Antiquities

AA

1829

The "Rocket" steam engine made

1829

Millias born.  – (died in 1896)

1829

AA painted large picture representing Christ restoring sight to the blind in the possession of Lord Mountcashel - Exhibited in Royal Academy

AA

1829

Roman Catholic Emancipation

1830

AA Finished the work of Mexican Antiquities called Mexican Antiquities by A. A.Aglio, published in seven volumes, three volumes of text were edited by Lord Kingsborough.

AA

1830

Liverpool Manchester Railway started.

1831

George IV died - William IV king

1831

AA Published  of Studies of Trees in 1831 for the wife and daughters of Duke of Bedford

AA

1831

New London Bridge built

1831

AA Painting in fresco the interior of Town Hall Manchester. Completed in 1834

AA

1831

Faraday worked on electromagnetic induction

1832

Gustave Dore born –died 1883

1833

First London Birmingham train

1834

T.C.Dibdin married Ann Alice Jones

TCD

1834

Houses of Parliament fire

1834

Thomas John Dibdin in Horsemonger's Debtors Prison

TJD

1835

Agostino Aglio was by now living at 2 Osnaburgh St - near Regents Park

AA

1835

First Manchester to Birmingham train

1837

William IV died - Queen Victoria crowned - England held 30% of the Globe

1837

Lord Kingsborough died in debtors jail

1837

Constable died

1837

Euston Station opened

1837

AA - Altar picture at Moorfields Chapel repaired Ceiling in Fresco over Altar in Chapel Duncan Terrace Islington

AA

1837

AA painted portrait of Queen Victoria in State Robes engraved and published by Ag Engravers – painting bought by Lord Palmerston.

AA

1838

AA -Fresco for chapel in Reading – painted large picture of the Enthronization of Queen Victoria

AA

1839

AA Engraved in mezzotint³ by A.Aglio painted portrait of the Queen in state robes. Engraved by Dawe. Painted an elaborate picture representing Pope Leo XII Benediction on Easter Monday at St John the Lateran at Rome.

AA

1840

AA Then painted elaborate picture for Mr Hughes at Halifax Yorkshire

AA

1840

Monet born. – (died in 1926)

1840

Augustine's Vase project - 

AA2

1840

onwards - Dickens published stories

1841

Thomas John Dibdin died

TJD

1841

AA painted many pictures for gentlemen resident in Yorkshire, visiting Leeds, painted large picture representing Christ in the Garden for Mr Goodman and placed over the alter an the Parish Church at Leeds

AA

1842

AA painted half length picture representing Moses breaking the Tablets ?????? pictures for Mrs Burton.

AA

1843

AA  exhibited Cartoon at Westminster Hall for a Fresco

AA

1843

AA -By command of Queen and Prince Consort painted ceiling of the pavilion in the gardens of Royal Buckingham Palace

AA

1844

Buckingham Palace work

AA -By command of the Queen and Prince Consort a room and ceiling called the Pompeian Room in the pavilion in encaustic⁴.

AA

1845

AA painted large picture for competition £1000 representing the Baptism of Christ.

AA

1845

Thomas Hood died

1846

A.A. painted Woolley Hall

AA

1846

Augustine married Margaret Absolon

AA2

1846

Aglio painted in encaustic the drawing room, library and dining vestibule at Woolley Hall for Godfrey Wentworth Esquire

AA

1846

London and North Western Railway

1846

about- Bronte’s work published

1847

AA Exhibited at Westminster Hall "Rebecca"

AA

1848

Pre-Raphaelites founded

1848

Augustine had daughter - Letitia

AA2

1848

AA and Augustine Decorated the Ceiling of the new Olympic Theatre which opened 26^th December 1849

AA

1849

AA became paralysed - Stroke -The last work during his life with the exception of some water colour drawings executed with his left hand during the years 1852 to 1856

AA

1850

William Joseph Dibdin born

WJD

1851

Turner died

1851

Augustine had daughter -Marian

AA2

1851

The Great Exhibition - Crystal Palace

1852

Augustine sets up in photography

AA2

1852

Kings Cross built

1853

Augustine had daughter -Mysie

AA2

1854

Crimea War till 1856 - Charge of the Light Brigade

1854

Cholera Outbreak in London - realisation of the significance of clean water supply and the start of development of sewers

1854

Royal Academy building started

1856

National Portrait Gallery opened

1857

Agostino died - 30th January he departed this life just in the 80th year of his life – he is buried in Highgate Cemetery.

AA

1857

V & A opened

1857

Manchester Art Exhibition

1859

Darwin published Origin of the Species

1861

Garibaldi and others helped to creat a united Italy.

1863

Metropolitan line started in London

1865

Opening of sewer system in London

1867

Midland Railway through Peak District    - London to Manchester

1867

William Joseph Dibdin goes to Australia

WJD

1867

Faraday died

1868

St Pancras built

1869

Suez Canal opened

1870

Charles Dickens died

1870

Beginning of the Impressionists working in France

1871

Monet painted the Thames

1872

“London” published with Drawings by Gustave Dore

1874

W J Dibdin returned from Australia

WJD

1877

Publication of Street Life in London

1878

W.J.Dibdin married Marian Aglio (both aged about 28)

WJD

1880

William Joseph Dibdin worked on the Embankment lighting and in Albert Hall

WJD

1885

Augustine Aglio died - 11th March

AA2

1889

Paris Exhibition

1893

 T.C.Dibdin died

TCD

1894

Tower Bridge completed

1895

Roentgen discovered X rays

1897

W J Dibdin leaves LCC at age of 47

WJD

1898

Marie Curie discovered Radium

1903

Edward VII on throne

1910

George V on throne

1925

William Joseph Dibdin died

WJD