Arthur Roberts
1 of 7 portraits by William Spalding
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Arthur Roberts
by William Spalding, printed by Thomas Packer, published by Henri D'Alcorn
chromolithograph, circa 1875-1878
13 3/4 in. x 10 in. (349 mm x 253 mm) paper size
Given by John Hall, 1972
Reference Collection
NPG D42790
Artistsback to top
- Henri D'Alcorn (active 1870s), Music publisher. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.
- Thomas Packer (active 1855-1880s), Lithographic printer. Artist or producer associated with 12 portraits.
- William Spalding (active 1870s-1880s), Proprietor of design studio. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Sheet music cover for 'Keeping up the Old Girl's Birthday' by Arthur Roberts.
Events of 1875back to top
Current affairs
Samuel Plimsoll, a back-bench Liberal MP, campaigns for measures to prevent the practice of overloading unseaworthy vessels and claiming insurance. The Plimsoll Line is established; a line drawn on ships, it denotes the maximum legal load a cargo ship is allowed to carry.The Public Health Act, the work of Richard A. Cross, sets down in detail the responsibilities of local authorities in terms of public health.
Art and science
Anthony Trollope's masterpiece The Way We Live Now is published after serialisation. Containing over 100 chapters, the complex plot, following the fortunes of sham financier Augustus Melmotte, tackles the commercial, political and moral hypocrisy of the age.International
Disraeli purchases nearly half the total shares in the Suez Canal Company from the bankrupt Egyptian Khedive, Ismail Pasha, securing a controlling interest in the trading route. Since Parliament was not in session at the time, Disraeli borrowed £4 million from the banking family Rothschilds, attracting much criticism from Parliamentary opponents, although he won popularity from the Queen and the public.Comments back to top
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