Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
1 portrait of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by W. & D. Downey, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, 1868, published 1881
4 3/8 in. x 3 1/2 in. (112 mm x 90 mm) image size
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax17621
Sitterback to top
- Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881), Prime Minister and novelist; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter associated with 112 portraits.
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- W. & D. Downey (active 1855-1940), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 938 portraits.
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 376 portraits.
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Current affairs
Following the Earl of Derby's resignation, Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister. However, following a near immediate Liberal election victory, he is replaced as Prime Minister by Gladstone. Gladstone sets out his mission to 'pacify Ireland'.Separately, the first meeting of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is held in Manchester.
Public executions are abolished, and are moved from outside Newgate gaol to inside the prison.
Art and science
Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone published. Credited with writing the first sensation novel The Woman in White, Collins's claims another first here, as the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Herncastle diamond, is recognised as one of the first detective novels.International
An uprising against Spanish rule in Cuba sparks off the Ten Years' War, in which 200,000 lives are lost. Cubans in the eastern provinces unite under wealthy planter Carlos Manuel de Cespedes. Another armed uprising takes place against Spanish rule in the town of Lares in Puerto Rico, known as the 'Grito de Lares'.Comments back to top
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