Sir James Brooke
12 of 21 portraits by George Gammon Adams
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir James Brooke
by George Gammon Adams
plaster cast of bust, 1868
29 1/2 in. (749 mm) high
Purchased, 1899
Primary Collection
NPG 1200
Sitterback to top
- Sir James Brooke (1803-1868), Army officer and first Raja of Sarawak. Sitter in 7 portraits.
Artistback to top
- George Gammon Adams (1821-1898), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 22 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 64
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 79
Events of 1868back to top
Current affairs
Following the Earl of Derby's resignation, Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister. However, following a near immediate Liberal election victory, he is replaced as Prime Minister by Gladstone. Gladstone sets out his mission to 'pacify Ireland'.Separately, the first meeting of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is held in Manchester.
Public executions are abolished, and are moved from outside Newgate gaol to inside the prison.
Art and science
Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone published. Credited with writing the first sensation novel The Woman in White, Collins's claims another first here, as the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Herncastle diamond, is recognised as one of the first detective novels.International
An uprising against Spanish rule in Cuba sparks off the Ten Years' War, in which 200,000 lives are lost. Cubans in the eastern provinces unite under wealthy planter Carlos Manuel de Cespedes. Another armed uprising takes place against Spanish rule in the town of Lares in Puerto Rico, known as the 'Grito de Lares'.Comments back to top
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