Joe Chamberlain
1 portrait
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Joe Chamberlain
by John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas, 1896
65 in. x 37 1/4 in. (1651 mm x 946 mm)
Bequeathed by the sitter's widow, Mary Endicott Carnegie (née Endicott) (formerly Chamberlain), 1957
Primary Collection
NPG 4030
Sitterback to top
- Joseph ('Joe') Chamberlain (1836-1914), Industrialist and politician; MP for Birmingham. Sitter in 106 portraits.
Artistback to top
- John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Portrait and landscape painter and muralist. Artist or producer associated with 72 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Piper, David, The English Face, 1992, p. 239
- Ribeiro, Aileen, The Gallery of Fashion, 2000, p. 192
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 112
Events of 1896back to top
Current affairs
Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest-reigning monarch in Britain.The first speeding conviction is given to Walter Arnold of Kent, for exceeding the limit of 2 mph.
William Morris, the author, designer and prominent socialist, dies at Kelmscott House in Hammersmith, aged 62.
Art and science
Dan Leno, creator of the Pantomine Dame, is signed to Drury Lane theatre company, where he stays for sixteen years, playing some of the best known Pantomine characters.Henry Ford builds his first gasoline-powered car. Running on four bicycle wheels it was dubbed the 'Quadricycle'; its success contributed to the founding of the Ford Motor Company in 1903.
International
The first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, organised by the International Olympic Committee, formed in Paris in 1894. Events included athletics, cycling, weightlifting and wrestling, with around fourteen nations competing.Rhodes resigns as Cape Colony Prime Minister after refusing to repudiate Jameson for his part in the raid on the Transvaal.
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