'"The Road to Ruin," at the Vaudeville Theatre, 1886'
52 of 94 portraits by Carson & Comerford
'"The Road to Ruin," at the Vaudeville Theatre, 1886'
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Carson & Comerford
carbon print, published 1 October 1886
4 5/8 in. x 6 1/2 in. (117 mm x 164 mm) image size
Photographs Collection
NPG x9394
Artistsback to top
- Herbert Rose Barraud (1845-1896), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 505 portraits.
- Carson & Comerford, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 94 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- James Fernandez (1835-1915), Actor. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Fuller Mellish (1865-1936), Actor. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Louisa Peach (active 1880s), Actress. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Kate Rorke (Mrs Douglas Cree) (1866-1945), Actress and teacher of elocution. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
- Fred Thorne (active 1880s), Actor. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Thomas Thorne (1841-1918), Actor. Sitter associated with 13 portraits. Identify
- Charles Warner (Charles John Lickfold) (1846-1909), Actor. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (photographer's studio, 263 Oxford Street, London)
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Events of 1886back to top
Current affairs
The Liberals win the election after the Irish Nationalists, including John Dillon, side with them over Home Rule, and Gladstone resumes the seat of Prime Minister. The failure of the first Home Rule Bill divides the Liberal party; those opposed to Home Rule break away to form the Liberal Unionist Party, supporting the Conservatives. This results in a Liberal loss at an emergency election called, and the Marquess of Salisbury becomes Prime Minister for the second time.Art and science
The Severn Tunnel is opened, freeing up the route between London and South Wales.Pears' soap company buy the copyright to John Millais's painting Bubbles, using it in an iconic and enduringly recognisable advertisement. Millais, however, attracted strong criticism from the art community, who protested against the debasement and commercialisation of art.
International
The American poet Emily Dickinson dies, aged 54. Dickinson wrote over 1,700 poems, which first came to light in 1890, and is recognised as one of America's most important writers.The Statue of Liberty, designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, is erected on Bedloe's island. The huge copper statue, a gift from the French to the United States to commemorate the centennial of American independence, is an iconic figure of liberty, and America itself.
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