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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

13 of 13 portraits by Bryan Edward Duppa

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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

by Francis Holl, after Bryan Edward Duppa
line and stipple engraving, 1856 (May 1854)
14 1/2 in. x 12 1/2 in. (369 mm x 316 mm) plate size; 18 7/8 in. x 16 7/8 in. (480 mm x 428 mm) paper size
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, before 1922-01-01
Reference Collection
NPG D33761

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  • Bryan Edward Duppa (1804-1866), Painter and draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 13 portraits.
  • Francis Holl (1815-1884), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 103 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • NPG D33760: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (from same plate)

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Queen Victoria introduces the Victoria cross, an award for British soldiers who displayed exceptional valour in battle. Each medal was produced from Russian guns captured in the British war. In 2006, Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry became the first living recipient of the Victoria Cross since 1965, for his actions in the Iraq war.

Art and science

The National Portrait Gallery is founded by Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl of Stanhope, Thomas Babington Macaulay, and Thomas Carlyle, all biographers and historians. Historical rather than artistic in focus, the Gallery's aim was to collect original portraits of outstanding figures from British history, notably from politics, the arts, literature and science.
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International

The Treaty of Paris ends the Crimean war. Russia concedes to the Anglo-French-Austrian Four Points of August 1854 including the guarantee of Ottoman sovereignty and territorial integrity. Russia also agreed to a demilitarisation of the land islands in the Baltics, a term which lasted until the outbreak of the First World War.
Britain launches the second Opium war against China.

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