(Mary) Gladys Storey with a maid
© National Portrait Gallery, London
(Mary) Gladys Storey with a maid
by Unknown photographer
Cyanotype, circa mid 1890s
8 3/8 in. x 6 1/8 in. (212 mm x 155 mm) overall
Purchased, 1976
Photographs Collection
NPG x32716
Sitterback to top
- (Mary) Gladys Storey (1886-1978), Author and pioneer of Women's Services; daughter of George Adolphus Storey. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.
This portraitback to top
With the introduction of commercially available cameras in the late 1880s, amateur photography became possible on a wide scale. In response, some photographers sought to distinguish their work by making highly crafted images, sometimes returning to earlier techniques. The cyanotype process was invented in the 1840s and used in architectural blueprints, but enjoyed an artistic revival during this later period. It lends itself well to moody, evocative pictures such as this. Shown here as a young girl,the sitter Gladys Storey would go on to become an author and pioneer of women’s military services.
Events of 1893back to top
Current affairs
Keir Hardie is among the group who formalise the Independent Labour Party, and is elected chairman and party leader at the opening conference. Gladstone continues with his campaign for home rule in Ireland, introducing the Second Home Rule Bill, which is passed by the Commons but vetoed by the Lords.Art and science
Art Nouveau becomes a fully established movement in European art and design, after emerging in different countries and across different disciplines at the start of the decade. Key figures include the illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, architects Victor Horta and Paul Hankar, and the designer Alphonse Mucha. Art Nouveau is characterised by the 'whiplash' line, a decorative line which represents graphically the desire to break free from traditional aesthetic constraints.International
Gandhi's ejection from a South African train carriage on account of his race is the catalyst for his non-violent activism in leading the struggle for Indian independence from British rule.New Zealand becomes the first self-governing country to grant women the vote.
The Chicago World's Fair is visited by more than 200 million people, with Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse introducing electrical power to illuminate the fair.
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