Sir (Francis) Leopold McClintock
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Sir (Francis) Leopold McClintock
by Stephen Pearce
oil on canvas, 1859
50 in. x 40 1/8 in. (1270 mm x 1019 mm)
Bequeathed by John Barrow, 1899
Primary Collection
NPG 1211
Sitterback to top
- Sir (Francis) Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), Naval officer and Arctic explorer. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Stephen Pearce (1819-1904), Portrait and equestrian painter. Artist or producer associated with 63 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
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- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 291
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 398
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Events of 1859back to top
Current affairs
Formation of the first Liberal cabinet, following the dissolution of Parliament in light of the Liberal and opposition member Lord Russell's introduction of a resolution arguing for widening the franchise, carried because the Conservatives, the ruling party, only have a minority. Palmerston holds a meeting of Whigs, Peelites and Radicals, from which the Liberal Party is formed, and the Queen later invites him to become Prime Minister.Art and science
Charles Darwin's The Origin of the Species is published, in which he sets out his theory of evolution based on the process of natural selection, species mutation, and survival of the fittest.The engineer Joseph Bazalgette begins work on constructing the London sewerage system, following the 'Big Stink' of the preceding summer. Bazalgette's system, now extended, continues to serve London.
International
Outbreak of war between an alliance of France and Italian nationalists, and Austria. Napoleon III signs an armistice with Austria. However, pressure from Britain, supporting Italian unification to counterweight French and Austrian influence, leads to success for Italian nationalists.The first oil well is drilled in America, after Edwin Drake's discovery in Titusville, Pennsylvania, transforming a quiet farming region into Oil Creek.
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