Gladstone family group
Gladstone family group
by George Watmough Webster & Son
albumen print, mid-1880s
4 1/2in. x 5 7/8in. (103 mm x 149 mm)
Purchased, 1979
Photographs Collection
NPG x7260
Artistback to top
- George Watmough Webster & Son (active 1874-1877 and 1901-1921), Photographers. Artist or producer of 6 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Mary Drew (née Gladstone) (1847-1927), Political secretary, writer and hostess, daughter of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter associated with 9 portraits. Identify
- Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (1854-1930), Politician, Home Secretary and governor-general of the Union of South Africa. Sitter in 25 portraits. Identify
- Henry Neville Gladstone, 1st Baron Gladstone of Hawarden (1852-1935), Businessman and financier and third son of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter in 7 portraits. Identify
- Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne) (1812-1900), Philanthropist; wife of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter in 47 portraits. Identify
- Catherine Gladstone (died 1947), Daughter of Stephen Edward Gladstone. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Constance Gertrude Gladstone (1883-1963), Daughter of William Henry Gladstone; granddaughter of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Evelyn Catherine Gladstone (1882-1958), Daughter of William Henry Gladstone; granddaughter of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Helen Gladstone (1849-1925), Educationist; daughter of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Stephen Edward Gladstone (1844-1920), Minister. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), Prime Minister and writer; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter associated with 324 portraits. Identify
- William Henry Gladstone (1840-1891), Liberal politician; MP for Chester, Whitby and East Worcestershire; son of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter in 10 portraits. Identify
- Edith Stamper (née Gladstone), Daughter of Stephen Edward Gladstone. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Hon. Gertrude Stuart (1849-1888), Wife of William Henry Gladstone. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Agnes Wickham (née Gladstone) (1842-1931), Wife of Edward Wickham; daughter of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Edward Wickham (1835-1910), Dean of Lincoln. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Lucy C. Wickham (born circa 1879), Daughter of Edward Wickham and granddaughter of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Margaret Wickham (born circa 1880), Daughter of Edward Wickham and granddaughter of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- William G. Wickham (born circa 1877), Son of Edward Wickham and grandson of William Ewart Gladstone. Sitter associated with 2 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: Wales, Flintshire (New Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1883back to top
Current affairs
Following the Secret Ballot Act (1872), the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act was a further measure introduced by Gladstone's government with the intention of limiting bribery and intimidation in elections. Candidates' expenses were published, and a strict limit set on expenses, and it also enabled poorer candidates to stand for parliament.Art and science
The Royal College of Music founded in London, with the British musicologist George Grove as its first director.Monet moves to Giverny, a village along the Seine, where he lives until his death in 1926. Renting a farmhouse he later buys, Monet designs a pond, redesigns the garden, and begins to paint some of his most recognisable images of water lilies, flower beds and the Japanese footbridge.
International
The Brooklyn Bridge opens in New York, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, stretching 1825 metres over the East River. One of the oldest suspension bridges in America, it was the largest in the world upon completion. Designed by the John Augustus Roebling's engineering firm, the bridge is built from limestone, granite and Rosendale natural cement, in gothic style.Comments back to top
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