Lady Jane Grey ('Lady Jane Grey's reluctance to accept the Crown')
1 portrait of Thomas Cranmer
Lady Jane Grey ('Lady Jane Grey's reluctance to accept the Crown')
by Herbert Bourne, after Charles Robert Leslie
engraving, published 1886
6 3/8 in. x 7 5/8 in. (162 mm x 194 mm) image size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D36325
Artistsback to top
- Herbert Bourne (1820-1907), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859), Painter and writer. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (1486?-1555), Lord High Admiral. Sitter associated with 9 portraits. Identify
- Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sitter in 47 portraits. Identify
- Lord Guildford (Guilford) Dudley (circa 1535-1554), Husband of Lady Jane Grey; son of 1st Duke of Northumberland. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Lady Jane Dudley (née Grey) (1537-1554), Proclaimed Queen 1553. Sitter associated with 57 portraits. Identify
- Stephen Gardiner (1483?-1555), Lord Chancellor; Bishop of Winchester. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland (1502?-1553), Lord Protector of Edward VI. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517-1554), Magnate; father of Lady Jane Grey. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517-1559), Wife of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk; mother of Lady Jane Grey. Sitter associated with 3 portraits. Identify
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Illustration to Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History, by Thomas Archer (1830-93)
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Events of 1886back to top
Current affairs
The Liberals win the election after the Irish Nationalists, including John Dillon, side with them over Home Rule, and Gladstone resumes the seat of Prime Minister. The failure of the first Home Rule Bill divides the Liberal party; those opposed to Home Rule break away to form the Liberal Unionist Party, supporting the Conservatives. This results in a Liberal loss at an emergency election called, and the Marquess of Salisbury becomes Prime Minister for the second time.Art and science
The Severn Tunnel is opened, freeing up the route between London and South Wales.Pears' soap company buy the copyright to John Millais's painting Bubbles, using it in an iconic and enduringly recognisable advertisement. Millais, however, attracted strong criticism from the art community, who protested against the debasement and commercialisation of art.
International
The American poet Emily Dickinson dies, aged 54. Dickinson wrote over 1,700 poems, which first came to light in 1890, and is recognised as one of America's most important writers.The Statue of Liberty, designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, is erected on Bedloe's island. The huge copper statue, a gift from the French to the United States to commemorate the centennial of American independence, is an iconic figure of liberty, and America itself.
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