possibly Kitty Fisher
1 portrait of Kitty Fisher
© National Portrait Gallery, London
possibly Kitty Fisher
by Charles Algernon Tomkins, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1866 (1762-1763)
9 in. x 7 in. (228 mm x 177 mm) plate size; 18 3/4 in. x 13 1/2 in. (476 mm x 343 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D38766
Sitterback to top
- Catherine Maria ('Kitty') Fisher (circa 1741-1767), Courtesan. Sitter associated with 11 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Graves & Co (active 1844-1899), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 243 portraits.
- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1425 portraits, Sitter associated with 40 portraits.
- Charles Algernon Tomkins (1821-circa 1903), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 36 portraits.
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Events of 1866back to top
Current affairs
After the failure of Lord Russell's premiership due to party disuniity, the Earl of Derby begins his third, brief, term as Prime Minister.Dr Thomas Barnardo opens the first of his children's homes in the East End of London to care for children left orphaned by the recent cholera outbreak. The charity, now called Barnado's, is still running, although it has changed its focus from the direct care of children to fostering and adoption.
Art and science
Algernon Charles Swinburne causes controversy by publishing his volume of verse, Poems and Ballads, in which he challenges Victorian moral and religious values. The poems were attacked for their anti-Christianity and sensuality.The botanist Gregor Mendel discovers laws of heredity, after cross-breeding pea-plants, observing how inherited traits are passed on to succeeding generations, laying the foundations for modern genetics.
International
The Peace of Prague is signed following the end of the Austro-Prussian war. Although lenient towards Austria, the loser, Austria's refusal to cede Venetia to Napoleon III, and in turn Italy, resulted in the Hapsburg's permanent exclusion from German affairs. Prussia thus establishes herself as the only major power among the German states.A Civil Rights Act is passed in the US, guaranteeing the legal rights of freed slaves.
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