Florence Nightingale; Frances Parthenope, Lady Verney
1 of 37 portraits of Florence Nightingale
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Florence Nightingale; Frances Parthenope, Lady Verney
by William White
watercolour, circa 1836
18 1/4 in. x 14 1/8 in. (462 mm x 358 mm) overall
Given by Sir Harry Lushington Stephen, 3rd Bt, 1945
Primary Collection
NPG 3246
Sittersback to top
- Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), Reformer of hospital nursing and of the Army Medical Services. Sitter associated with 37 portraits. Identify
- Frances Parthenope, Lady Verney (1819-1890), Writer and journalist; sister of Florence Nightingale; second wife of Sir Harry Verney, Bt. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait. Identify
Linked publicationsback to top
- Hart-Davis, Adam, Chain Reactions, 2000, p. 86
- Ribeiro, Aileen, The Gallery of Fashion, 2000, p. 168
- Ribeiro, Aileen; Blackman, Cally, A Portrait of Fashion: Six Centuries of Dress at the National Portrait Gallery, 2015, p. 11
- Ribeiro, Aileen; Blackman, Cally, A Portrait of Fashion: Six Centuries of Dress at the National Portrait Gallery, 2015, p. 172
- Rogers, Malcolm, Master Drawings from the National Portrait Gallery, 1993 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 5 August to 23 October 1994), p. 115
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 460
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1836back to top
Current affairs
William Lovett founds the Working Men's Association, the precursor to Chartism, with the aim to achieving equal social and political rights between men of all classes.A reduction in stamp duty from 4d to 1d helps to keep unstamped newspapers off the street, and leads to wider circulation of legal newspapers.
The first railway line is built in London, connecting to Greenwich and operated by the London Greenwich Railway (LGR).
Art and science
The American poet and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson outlines his theory of transcendentalism in Nature, in which he argues for individualism above traditional authority, stressing the infinitude of the private self and the possibility of achieving an original relation to the universe.The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer publishes On the Will in Nature, a precursor to his famous The World as Will and Representation.
International
Texas declares its independence from Mexico following a series of battles, including those at the Alamo and Goliad. Sam Houston is the first president of Texas, serving both in 1836-38 and 1841-44.The city of Adelaide is founded in Australia, at the mouth of the Torrens river, named in honour of Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
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