Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Queen Victoria
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Queen Victoria
by George Milner Gibson Jerrard, after Frances Sally Day
gelatin silver printing-out paper cabinet card, 1898-1906 (1859)
6 1/2 in. x 4 1/4 in. (166 mm x 107 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Photographs Collection
NPG x197484
Sittersback to top
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861), Prince Consort of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 208 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
- Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Reigned 1837-1901. Sitter associated with 548 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Frances Sally Day (circa 1816-1892), Portrait painter and photographer; daughter of Hamilton Smith Day. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
- George Milner Gibson Jerrard (1848-1918), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Isle of Wight (Osborne House, Isle of Wight)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1859back to top
Current affairs
Formation of the first Liberal cabinet, following the dissolution of Parliament in light of the Liberal and opposition member Lord Russell's introduction of a resolution arguing for widening the franchise, carried because the Conservatives, the ruling party, only have a minority. Palmerston holds a meeting of Whigs, Peelites and Radicals, from which the Liberal Party is formed, and the Queen later invites him to become Prime Minister.Art and science
Charles Darwin's The Origin of the Species is published, in which he sets out his theory of evolution based on the process of natural selection, species mutation, and survival of the fittest.The engineer Joseph Bazalgette begins work on constructing the London sewerage system, following the 'Big Stink' of the preceding summer. Bazalgette's system, now extended, continues to serve London.
International
Outbreak of war between an alliance of France and Italian nationalists, and Austria. Napoleon III signs an armistice with Austria. However, pressure from Britain, supporting Italian unification to counterweight French and Austrian influence, leads to success for Italian nationalists.The first oil well is drilled in America, after Edwin Drake's discovery in Titusville, Pennsylvania, transforming a quiet farming region into Oil Creek.
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