John Tyndall
1 portrait
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Tyndall
by John McLure Hamilton
oil on canvas, 1893
18 in. x 24 in. (457 mm x 610 mm)
Given by the sitter's widow, 1901
Primary Collection
NPG 1287
Artistback to top
- John McLure Hamilton (1853-1936), Painter and illustrator; official painter to William Gladstone. Artist or producer of 8 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Hackmann, W.D., Apples and Atoms: Portraits of Scientists from Newton to Rutherford, 1986, p. 59
- Hart-Davis, Adam, Chain Reactions, 2000, p. 175
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 627
Events of 1893back to top
Current affairs
Keir Hardie is among the group who formalise the Independent Labour Party, and is elected chairman and party leader at the opening conference. Gladstone continues with his campaign for home rule in Ireland, introducing the Second Home Rule Bill, which is passed by the Commons but vetoed by the Lords.Art and science
Art Nouveau becomes a fully established movement in European art and design, after emerging in different countries and across different disciplines at the start of the decade. Key figures include the illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, architects Victor Horta and Paul Hankar, and the designer Alphonse Mucha. Art Nouveau is characterised by the 'whiplash' line, a decorative line which represents graphically the desire to break free from traditional aesthetic constraints.International
Gandhi's ejection from a South African train carriage on account of his race is the catalyst for his non-violent activism in leading the struggle for Indian independence from British rule.New Zealand becomes the first self-governing country to grant women the vote.
The Chicago World's Fair is visited by more than 200 million people, with Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse introducing electrical power to illuminate the fair.
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