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John Thomas Pelham
20 of 27 portraits by James Faed the Elder
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John Thomas Pelham
by James Faed the Elder, after Walter William Ouless
mezzotint, 1885 (1883)
21 in. x 16 5/8 in. (534 mm x 423 mm) plate size; 25 in. x 20 5/8 in. (636 mm x 525 mm) paper size
Given by Humphrey Whitbread, 1957
Reference Collection
NPG D40110
Artistsback to top
- James Faed the Elder (1821-1911), Engraver and painter. Artist or producer associated with 27 portraits.
- Walter William Ouless (1848-1933), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 41 portraits, Sitter in 11 portraits.
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Redistribution Act; continues Gladstone's extensive package of electoral reform, although his Liberal government is later defeated when the Irish Nationalists, seeking support for Home Rule, side with the Conservatives over a budget measure. The Marquess of Salisbury is invited to form a 'caretaker' government.Art and science
The Dictionary of National Biography is first published quarterly, under the editorship of Leslie Stephen, and sub-editorship of Sidney Lee. Volume 63 completed the work in 1900. Setting new standards in life writing, the DNB exemplified the form of the brief biography, formalising a style and approach to writing lives, based on Stephen's guiding principles of selection and presentation in 'business-like form'.International
The death of the famous General Charles Gordon sparks outrage in Britain. Sent to the Sudan to evacuate Egyptian forces from Khartoum, threatened by Sudanese rebels under Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi, Khartoum quickly came under siege, and Gordon is killed and beheaded two days before the relief force arrived. The British public proclaimed Gordon a martyr, and attacked government, particularly Gladstone, for not relieving British forces earlier.Comments back to top
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