Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
1 portrait of Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
printed by Riddle & Couchman, after London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
chromolithograph, published 3 February 1883
24 5/8 in. x 17 in. (627 mm x 431 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1883
Reference Collection
NPG D38451
Sitterback to top
- Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810-1890), Field Marshal. Sitter in 27 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company (active 1854-1922), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 952 portraits.
- Riddle & Couchman (active 1883), Lithographers. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
Events of 1883back to top
Current affairs
Following the Secret Ballot Act (1872), the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act was a further measure introduced by Gladstone's government with the intention of limiting bribery and intimidation in elections. Candidates' expenses were published, and a strict limit set on expenses, and it also enabled poorer candidates to stand for parliament.Art and science
The Royal College of Music founded in London, with the British musicologist George Grove as its first director.Monet moves to Giverny, a village along the Seine, where he lives until his death in 1926. Renting a farmhouse he later buys, Monet designs a pond, redesigns the garden, and begins to paint some of his most recognisable images of water lilies, flower beds and the Japanese footbridge.
International
The Brooklyn Bridge opens in New York, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, stretching 1825 metres over the East River. One of the oldest suspension bridges in America, it was the largest in the world upon completion. Designed by the John Augustus Roebling's engineering firm, the bridge is built from limestone, granite and Rosendale natural cement, in gothic style.Comments back to top
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