Sir (Thomas Henry) Hall Caine

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Sir (Thomas Henry) Hall Caine

by Bernard Partridge
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 2 July 1896
15 in. x 10 1/2 in. (381 mm x 267 mm)
Purchased, 1949
Primary Collection
NPG 3667

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  • Sir (John) Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), Cartoonist and illustrator. Artist or producer associated with 91 portraits, Sitter in 20 portraits.

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Caine was of striking appearance, with pronounced eyes that Partridge lightly caricatures in this portrait. He cultivated his resemblance to the Stratford portrait of Shakespeare, and would reportedly point it out if those he met did not remark on it. Caine knew Henry Irving through his sideline as a theatre critic, and it is possible that it was this connection that led to Partridge meeting the writer.

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Current affairs

Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest-reigning monarch in Britain.
The first speeding conviction is given to Walter Arnold of Kent, for exceeding the limit of 2 mph.
William Morris, the author, designer and prominent socialist, dies at Kelmscott House in Hammersmith, aged 62.

Art and science

Dan Leno, creator of the Pantomine Dame, is signed to Drury Lane theatre company, where he stays for sixteen years, playing some of the best known Pantomine characters.
Henry Ford builds his first gasoline-powered car. Running on four bicycle wheels it was dubbed the 'Quadricycle'; its success contributed to the founding of the Ford Motor Company in 1903.

International

The first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, organised by the International Olympic Committee, formed in Paris in 1894. Events included athletics, cycling, weightlifting and wrestling, with around fourteen nations competing.
Rhodes resigns as Cape Colony Prime Minister after refusing to repudiate Jameson for his part in the raid on the Transvaal.

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