Florence Nightingale at Scutari. A Mission of Mercy
1 portrait of Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale at Scutari. A Mission of Mercy
by Samuel Bellin, published by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, after Jerry Barrett
mixed-method engraving, 1858 (1857)
24 in. x 36 7/8 in. (609 mm x 936 mm) paper size
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, 1929
Reference Collection
NPG D43044
Artistsback to top
- Jerry Barrett (1824-1906), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Samuel Bellin (1799-1893), Printmaker and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 51 portraits.
- Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 33 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Jerry Barrett (1824-1906), Painter. Sitter in 4 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits. Identify
- Charles Holte Bracebridge (1799-1872), Man of letters. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Selina Bracebridge (circa 1800-1874), Artist. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Mary Clare (Georgina Moore) (1814-1874), Reverend mother. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- William Cruickshank (died 1858), Army medical officer. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Sir William Linton (1801-1880), Army physician. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), Reformer of hospital nursing and of the Army Medical Services. Sitter associated with 37 portraits. Identify
- Lord William Paulet (1804-1893), Field Marshal. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Eliza Roberts (active 1855-1857), Nurse. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Robert Robinson (active 1857), Drummer; page to Florence Nightingale. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Charles Sillery, Colonel. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Alexis Benoît Soyer (1810-1858), Cook and writer of cookery books. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Sir Henry Knight Storks (1811-1874), Lieutenant-General. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Miss Tebbutt (1810-1896). Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
Related worksback to top
- NPG 6202: The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari (source portrait)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1858back to top
Current affairs
After Palmerston's government collapses, the Earl of Derby becomes Prime Minister for second time, again heading a minority government.The Property qualification for MPs is abolished; one of the demands made by the Chartists, this allowed men who did not own property to stand as parliamentary candidates. Lionel Nathan Rothschild becomes the first Jew to sit in Britain's House of Commons, taking his oath on the Old Testament.
Art and science
The pianist Charles Hallé founds a symphony orchestra in Manchester, the Halle; now Britain's oldest professional orchestra. The Hallé symphony rose to prominence in the mid-20th century, under the tenure of conductor John Barbirolli, during which time they made many recordings, including Ralph Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 8.International
The British Crown assumes control of India from the East India Company.The Treaty of Tientsin, ending the Second Opium War, gives European powers new rights to intervene in Chinese affairs
The Fenian Brotherhood is founded by John O'Mahony, an Irish emigrant to the United States, to support Irish republican ambitions.
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