Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902), Imperialist, statesman in South Africa and mining entrepreneur
Sitter in 19 portraits
Imperialist and benefactor; shaped the economic and political development of South Africa; extended British influence into what is now Zimbabwe; compromised by the Jameson Raid, 1895, but remained enormously influential; endowed Rhodes scholarships.
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Bishop's Stortford Museum, Hertfordshire
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Manufacture and Industry
Politics, Government and Diplomacy
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Statesmen
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Hertfordshire
South Africa
Exhibitions and displays
- Alexander Bassano: Victorian Photographer
Until 10 November

















