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Queen Victoria; King Edward VII; Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia

2 of 2 portraits by James Tilbitts Willmore

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Queen Victoria; King Edward VII; Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia

by James Tilbitts Willmore, after Sir Edwin Landseer
line engraving, 1858 (1847)
17 1/4 in. x 22 1/8 in. (438 mm x 561 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1957
Reference Collection
NPG D33591

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Artistsback to top

  • Alfred, Count D'Orsay (1801-1852), Amateur artist and man of fashion. Artist or producer associated with 267 portraits, Sitter associated with 13 portraits.
  • Thomas Lewis Atkinson (1817-circa 1890), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits.
  • Thomas Boys (active 1840s-1859), Fine art publisher. Artist or producer associated with 19 portraits.
  • Samuel Cousins (1801-1887), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 178 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
  • Ernest Gambart & Co (active 1846-1859), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 14 portraits.
  • Goupil & Vibert (active 1844), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 12 portraits.
  • C. Graf (active 1842), Lithographic printer. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits.
  • Henry Graves & Co (active 1844-1899), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 243 portraits.
  • Joseph Hogarth (1801-circa 1879), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 65 portraits.
  • Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 56 portraits, Sitter in 22 portraits.
  • Thomas Landseer (1793 or 1794-1880), Engraver; son of John George Landseer. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
  • Richard James Lane (1800-1872), Sculptor and lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 1226 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
  • John Mitchell (active 1832-died 1889), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 206 portraits.
  • Henry Thomas Ryall (1811-1867), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 53 portraits.
  • James Ryman (active 1832-1873), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 16 portraits.
  • James Tilbitts Willmore (1800-1863), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.

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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