Samuel Cousins







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Samuel Cousins
by and published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, after Joseph Parkin Mayall
photogravure, circa 1883, published 1884
6 1/2 in. x 8 5/8 in. (165 mm x 220 mm) image size
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax27819
Sitterback to top
- Samuel Cousins (1801-1887), Engraver. Sitter in 7 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 169 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 376 portraits.
- Joseph Parkin Mayall (1839-1906), Photographer; son of John Jabez Edwin Mayall (née Jabez Meal). Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits.
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- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (sitter's sitting room, 24 Camden Square, London)
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Events of 1883back to top
Current affairs
Following the Secret Ballot Act (1872), the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act was a further measure introduced by Gladstone's government with the intention of limiting bribery and intimidation in elections. Candidates' expenses were published, and a strict limit set on expenses, and it also enabled poorer candidates to stand for parliament.Art and science
The Royal College of Music founded in London, with the British musicologist George Grove as its first director.Monet moves to Giverny, a village along the Seine, where he lives until his death in 1926. Renting a farmhouse he later buys, Monet designs a pond, redesigns the garden, and begins to paint some of his most recognisable images of water lilies, flower beds and the Japanese footbridge.
International
The Brooklyn Bridge opens in New York, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, stretching 1825 metres over the East River. One of the oldest suspension bridges in America, it was the largest in the world upon completion. Designed by the John Augustus Roebling's engineering firm, the bridge is built from limestone, granite and Rosendale natural cement, in gothic style.Tell us more back to top
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