Photograph of Prince Francis of Teck with family members and Adolphus, 1st Marquess of Cambridge.
1 portrait of Queen Mary
Photograph of Prince Francis of Teck with family members and Adolphus, 1st Marquess of Cambridge.
by Hills & Saunders
half-plate glass negative, 1891
Acquired from Hills & Saunders, before 1980
Photographs Collection
NPG x35271
Artistback to top
- Hills & Saunders (active 1850-1900), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 206 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Prince Adolphus, Duke of Teck and Marquess of Cambridge (1868-1927), Army officer; brother of Queen Mary. Sitter in 18 portraits.
- Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892), Eldest son of Edward VII. Sitter in 117 portraits.
- Prince Francis, Duke of Teck (1837-1900), Army officer; father of Queen Mary. Sitter in 23 portraits.
- Prince Francis of Teck (1870-1910), Army officer; brother of Queen Mary. Sitter in 17 portraits.
- Queen Mary (1867-1953), Queen consort of King George V. Sitter associated with 404 portraits.
- Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck (1833-1897), Philanthropist; mother of Queen Mary. Sitter in 44 portraits.
Events of 1891back to top
Current affairs
The Irish Nationalist leader Charles Parnell is forced to resign after being named in the divorce proceedings brought by William O'Shea against his wife Kitty, who had been Parnell's mistress for a decade. The scandal severely damages the campaign for the Home Rule Bill, contributing greatly to its subsequent failure. Parnell's health also suffered; he contracted rheumatic fever and died a few months after resigning.Art and science
Thomas Hardy's publishes Tess of the D'Urbervilles, a tragedy which explores the consequences of the young Tess's seduction by the wealthy Alec D'Urberville. In the novel, Hardy sets forward his major concerns about the individual's powerlessness before fate, whilst radically critiquing the hypocritical double standards of contemporary morals.International
The construction of Trans-Siberian railway, the longest single rail system in Russia, begins in the Urals and at Vladivostock. Running between Moscow and Vladivostock, work was completed in 1917.The German aviation pioneer Otto Lilenthal takes off in the first glider from a hill near Potsdam, the first of many guided flights and an important step in the development of aerial technology.
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