Emily Fitzgerald (née Lennox), Duchess of Leinster
1 portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Emily Fitzgerald (née Lennox), Duchess of Leinster
by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1875
10 3/4 in. x 6 7/8 in. (277 mm x 175 mm) plate size; 13 7/8 in. x 9 3/8 in. (356 mm x 239 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D717
Sitterback to top
- Emily Fitzgerald (née Lennox), Duchess of Leinster (1751-1818), Former wife of 20th Earl of Kildare, and later wife of William Ogilvie. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- 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.
- James Scott (circa 1809-circa 1889), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 137 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Events of 1875back to top
Current affairs
Samuel Plimsoll, a back-bench Liberal MP, campaigns for measures to prevent the practice of overloading unseaworthy vessels and claiming insurance. The Plimsoll Line is established; a line drawn on ships, it denotes the maximum legal load a cargo ship is allowed to carry.The Public Health Act, the work of Richard A. Cross, sets down in detail the responsibilities of local authorities in terms of public health.
Art and science
Anthony Trollope's masterpiece The Way We Live Now is published after serialisation. Containing over 100 chapters, the complex plot, following the fortunes of sham financier Augustus Melmotte, tackles the commercial, political and moral hypocrisy of the age.International
Disraeli purchases nearly half the total shares in the Suez Canal Company from the bankrupt Egyptian Khedive, Ismail Pasha, securing a controlling interest in the trading route. Since Parliament was not in session at the time, Disraeli borrowed £4 million from the banking family Rothschilds, attracting much criticism from Parliamentary opponents, although he won popularity from the Queen and the public.Comments back to top
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