Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after Sir William Charles Ross
stipple and line engraving, published 1862
15 in. x 12 in. (382 mm x 305 mm) plate size; 19 5/8 in. x 16 1/8 in. (500 mm x 410 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D33749

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  • Colnaghi and Puckle (active 1839-1845), Printsellers and publishers. Artist or producer associated with 56 portraits.
  • Sir William Charles Ross (1794-1860), Miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 97 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
  • Henry Thomas Ryall (1811-1867), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 53 portraits.

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  • NPG D33748: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (from same plate)
  • NPG D33750: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (from same plate)
  • NPG D33751: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (from same plate)

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Current affairs

The Lancashire cotton famine, a depression in the north-west textile industry brought about by the American civil war, reaches its climax. With large numbers of mills closing after Confederate blockades halted cotton supplies, many Lancashire families were in receipt of relief.

Art and science

Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard carry out the first pasteurisation tests, the process of heating liquids at 55 degree Celsius or higher for short periods of time, destroying viruses and harmful organisms such as bacteria and yeast. .
Victor Hugo's novel Les Miserables is published, covering the Napoleonic wars. It traces the ex-convict Jean Valjean's character against wider questions of social and political justice, duty and love.

International

Otto Eduard Leopold Bismarck becomes Minister-President of Prussia, appointed by Wilhelm I after the liberal Diet refused to authorise funding for a proposed reorganisation of the army. Bismarck, intent on maintaining royal supremacy, engineers the Unification of Germany during his time in office.
John Hanning Speke claims to have found the source of the Nile, proving that the Victoria Nile issued from the north end of lake Victoria, over Ripon Falls.

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