Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone; Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
1 portrait of Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne)
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone; Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
by George Watmough Webster & Son
gelatin silver printing-out paper print, 10 May 1897
3 1/4 in. x 2 5/8 in. (84 mm x 68 mm) image size
Given by T. Hindmarsh, 1976
Photographs Collection
NPG x4072
Sittersback to top
- Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), Queen of Edward VII. Sitter associated with 478 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits. Identify
- King Edward VII (1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10. Sitter associated with 505 portraits. Identify
- Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne) (1812-1900), Philanthropist; wife of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter in 47 portraits. Identify
- William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), Prime Minister and writer; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter associated with 324 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- George Watmough Webster & Son (active 1874-1877 and 1901-1921), Photographers. Artist or producer of 6 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: Wales, Flintshire (Golden Wedding Porch, Hawarden Castle, Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales)
Events of 1897back to top
Current affairs
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee is marked by a series of celebratory events, and attended by eleven colonial prime ministers following the Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain's proposal that the Jubilee be made a festival of the British Empire.The Workmen's Compensation Act gives workmen a right to a limited compensation in every case of injury by accident arising from the course of employment; it is a landmark piece of legislation in employment law.
Art and science
Bram Stoker's Dracula is first published.Henry Tate of the Tate and Lyle sugar company donates his art collection to the nation, buying land and building a gallery space for it (now Tate Britain).
Physician and psychologist Havelock Ellis publishes the first volume of his Studies in the Psychology of Sex, and the English physicist John Thompson discovers the existence of the electron.
International
The burning of Benin city by Britain takes place, known also as the Punitive Exhibition of 1897. The excursion, led by Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, was a response to an attack by Benin warriors on a British delegation sent to settle a dispute over customs duties collected by British traders. During the expedition the British Admiralty destroyed much of the city's treasured art, including the Benin Bronzes, auctioning off the rest as war booty to recoup costs.Comments back to top
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