Frederick Walker; Henry Stacy Marks
40 of 86 portraits by Illustrated London News
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Frederick Walker; Henry Stacy Marks
published by Illustrated London News, after C.A. Duval & Co (Charles Allen Du Val), and after Elliott & Fry
wood engraving, published 8 May 1875
16 5/8 in. x 11 1/2 in. (422 mm x 293 mm) paper size
Given by Marion Harry Spielmann, 1893
Reference Collection
NPG D23463
Sittersback to top
- Henry Stacy Marks (1829-1898), Painter. Sitter in 10 portraits.
- Frederick Walker (1840-1875), Painter and illustrator. Sitter in 11 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- Elliott & Fry (active 1863-1962), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 10998 portraits.
- Illustrated London News (active 1842-2003), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 86 portraits.
Events of 1875back to top
Current affairs
Samuel Plimsoll, a back-bench Liberal MP, campaigns for measures to prevent the practice of overloading unseaworthy vessels and claiming insurance. The Plimsoll Line is established; a line drawn on ships, it denotes the maximum legal load a cargo ship is allowed to carry.The Public Health Act, the work of Richard A. Cross, sets down in detail the responsibilities of local authorities in terms of public health.
Art and science
Anthony Trollope's masterpiece The Way We Live Now is published after serialisation. Containing over 100 chapters, the complex plot, following the fortunes of sham financier Augustus Melmotte, tackles the commercial, political and moral hypocrisy of the age.International
Disraeli purchases nearly half the total shares in the Suez Canal Company from the bankrupt Egyptian Khedive, Ismail Pasha, securing a controlling interest in the trading route. Since Parliament was not in session at the time, Disraeli borrowed £4 million from the banking family Rothschilds, attracting much criticism from Parliamentary opponents, although he won popularity from the Queen and the public.Comments back to top
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