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Lieutenant-Colonel William Lambton FRS (c. 1753 – 20 or 26 January 1823) was a British soldier, surveyor, and geographer who began a triangulation survey in 1800-1802 that was later called the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India.
The Red Boy, or Master Lambton, are popular names for a portrait made in 1825 by Sir Thomas Lawrence. It is officially entitled with the name of its subject, Charles William Lambton, who was the elder son of John Lambton (later created Earl of Durham).
Major General Sir William Lambton, KCB, CMG, CVO, DSO (4 December 1863 – 11 October 1936) was a British Army officer who commanded the 4th Division during the First World War .
Jun 2, 2021 · T wo hundred years ago, on April 10, 1802, the British surveyor Col. William Lambton began an ambitious, audacious and mathematically meticulous scientific odyssey at St. Thomas Mount in Madras...
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Sir Thomas Lawrence, Charles William Lambton, 1825. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.
Sep 9, 2023 · Starting from St. Thomas Mount in Chennai, William Lambton’s Great Trigonometrical Survey of India successfully mapped the Indian subcontinent, measured the tallest peak in the world, and backed Newton’s theory about the shape of the Earth.
This portrait of Charles William Lambton - aged six or seven - was commissioned by the boy’s father John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, a Whig politician and MP for County Durham. Popularly known as The Red Boy, it remained in the Lambton family until it was acquired by the National Gallery...
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