Emily Mary (née Grimston), Countess of Craven
1 portrait by Claude-Marie Dubufe
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Emily Mary (née Grimston), Countess of Craven
by William Henry Mote, after Claude-Marie Dubufe
stipple engraving, published 1843
10 in. x 6 3/4 in. (253 mm x 170 mm) plate size; 16 1/2 in. x 11 1/8 in. (420 mm x 283 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D34226
Sitterback to top
- Emily Mary (née Grimston), Countess of Craven (1815-1901), Wife of 2nd Earl of Craven; daughter of 1st Earl of Verulam. Sitter in 6 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Claude-Marie Dubufe (circa 1790-1864). Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- William Henry Mote (1803-1871), Line and stipple engraver. Artist or producer associated with 74 portraits.
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Events of 1843back to top
Current affairs
Sir Henry Cole commissions 1,000 copies of the first Christmas card, designed by John Callcott Horsley. Cole would later be instrumental in staging the Great Exhibition, and in developing science and art education in Britain.Nelson's statue, by E.H. Bailey, is placed on top of its column in Trafalgar Square.
Art and science
The Theatre Regulations Act is passed, abolishing the privileged position of the 'major' theatres which held letters patent from the crown, allowing all theatres to perform 'legitimate' theatre.First volume of Ruskin's Modern Painters published, praising Turner and demanding that artists should demonstrate 'truth to nature' in their work. Ruskin is a great inspiration to the Pre-Raphaelites.
International
The first experimental telegraph wire is constructed between Baltimore and Washington, using Morse code to send a message. The code, in which pulses of current deflect an electromagnet, moving a marker and producing written codes on a strip of paper, had been invented by Samuel Morse in 1838. The line officially opens in 1844.Comments back to top
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