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William Hone

Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London

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Hone is remembered for his struggle for press freedom. He produced two weekly newspapers, the Traveller (1814–1815) and the Reformist's Register (1816–1817), in which he exposed injustice and supported reform. In 1817, he published several political satires on the Tories in the form of parodies of the Anglican Church's prayer book. These pamphlets, including the Political Litany and the Sinecurist's Creed, led to his prosecution on charges of blasphemy and sedition. In prison while awaiting trial, Hone continued publishing articles from his cell. He won his acquittal, which is regarded as a landmark in the history of the press, by his defence of journalists' right to free expression.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

William Hone

Date

before 1818

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 75.6 x W 63.5 cm

Accession number

1183

Acquisition method

Given by the sitter's daughter, Mrs Ellen H. Soul, 1899

Work type

Painting

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