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Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. and his Children

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Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. and his Children

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
etching, 1879
13 7/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. (353 mm x 201 mm) plate size; 23 1/4 in. x 16 1/8 in. (592 mm x 409 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1929
Reference Collection
NPG D9797

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  • NPG D35708: Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. and his Children (from same plate)
  • NPG D35709: Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. and his Children (from same plate)

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Current affairs

Women's education continues to grow, with the founding of women's colleges in Oxford. Somerville College took its name from the late Scottish scientific writer Mary Somerville. Lady Margaret Hall was founded by Elizabeth Wordsworth, great niece of the poet, and named after Margaret Beaufort, a medieval noblewoman and mother of Henry VII.

Art and science

Edison invents the first practical electric light bulb.
The first prehistoric paintings, dating back 14,000 years, are discovered in the Altamira caves in Northern Spain when a young girl notices paintings of bison on the ceilings.
The French actress Sarah Bernhardt, already acclaimed for roles in plays such as Racine's Phèdre and Victor Hugo's Hernani, celebrates a successful season at London's Gaiety Theatre.

International

Anglo-Zulu war fought between British forces and the Zulus, after disputes between the Boers and Zulu leader Cetshywayo over the Utrecht border attracted British intervention. The British victory marked the end of the independent Zulu nation, although the Zulu's initial victory at Isandhlwana was a major surprise. The Battle of Rorke's Drift was dramatised in the film Zulu, starring Michael Caine, in 1964.

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