Josephine Butler
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Josephine Butler
by George Richmond
pastel, 1851
24 in. x 18 3/8 in. (610 mm x 468 mm) overall
Purchased, 1999
Primary Collection
NPG 6482
Sitterback to top
- Josephine Elizabeth Butler (née Grey) (1828-1906), Social reformer. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistback to top
- George Richmond (1809-1896), Portrait painter and draughtsman; son of Thomas Richmond. Artist or producer associated with 331 portraits, Sitter in 14 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 94
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Votes for Women (27 January 2018 - 3 June 2018)
- Changing the Female Lot: Josephine Butler and Harriet Martineau (26 April 2011 - 10 April 2012)
Events of 1851back to top
Current affairs
A population census is taken of all the people living in Britain, recording details about every householder on the night of March 30. This census greatly extends the fields of the 1841 census, being the first to record full details of individuals' birth locations, exact age, marital status, and details of disability, thus making it a valuable tool for demographers and genealogists. The census was made open for public inspection in 1912.Art and science
The Great Exhibition is held in London,at the Crystal Palace, especially designed by Sir Joseph Paxton. The international exhibition was designed to showcase the best in science, art and industry. it attracted millions of visitors.Lizzie Siddal poses for John Millais's painting Ophelia.
Hermann von Helmotz invents the ophthalmoscope, making it possible for doctors to examine within a patient's eye.
International
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, President of the French Republic, stages a coup d'état, successfully dissolving the French National Assembly without having the constitutional right to do so. Now the sole ruler of France, he re-establishes universal suffrage, previously abolished by the Assembly and becomes 'Napoléon III, Emperor of the French'.Comments back to top
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