Group of eleven, including the Duchess of Atholl
Group of eleven, including the Duchess of Atholl
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 1868
5 3/8 in. x 3 7/8 in. (138 mm x 100 mm)
Purchased, 1975
Primary Collection
NPG P22(24)
Artistback to top
- W. & D. Downey (active 1855-1940), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 938 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Anne, Duchess of Atholl (1814-1897), Wife of 6th Duke of Atholl. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Miss Cathcart. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Mr Collins. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Sir Howard Crauford Elphinstone (1829-1890), Colonel. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Charles Grey (1804-1870), General, private secretary to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and private secretary to Queen Victoria. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Sir William Carter Hoffmeister (1817-1890), Physician. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Miss Macgregor. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Mademoiselle Norele. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Mary Elizabeth (née Bulteel), Lady Ponsonby (1832-1916), Royal courtier and advocate of women's advancement; wife of Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby; daughter of John Crocker Bulteel. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Dr Robertson (active 1868). Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Sir Christopher Charles Teesdale (1833-1893), Major-General and courtier; recipient of the Victoria Cross. Sitter in 10 portraits. Identify
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- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: Scotland, Perth and Kinross (sitter's house, Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland)
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Events of 1868back to top
Current affairs
Following the Earl of Derby's resignation, Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister. However, following a near immediate Liberal election victory, he is replaced as Prime Minister by Gladstone. Gladstone sets out his mission to 'pacify Ireland'.Separately, the first meeting of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is held in Manchester.
Public executions are abolished, and are moved from outside Newgate gaol to inside the prison.
Art and science
Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone published. Credited with writing the first sensation novel The Woman in White, Collins's claims another first here, as the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Herncastle diamond, is recognised as one of the first detective novels.International
An uprising against Spanish rule in Cuba sparks off the Ten Years' War, in which 200,000 lives are lost. Cubans in the eastern provinces unite under wealthy planter Carlos Manuel de Cespedes. Another armed uprising takes place against Spanish rule in the town of Lares in Puerto Rico, known as the 'Grito de Lares'.Comments back to top
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