Hardinge Hay Cameron; Ewen Wrottesley Hay Cameron; Annie Cameron (née Chinery); Eugene Hay Cameron
1 portrait by Julia Margaret Cameron
Hardinge Hay Cameron; Ewen Wrottesley Hay Cameron; Annie Cameron (née Chinery); Eugene Hay Cameron
circle of Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print on cabinet mount, 1868-1870
5 3/8 in. x 3 5/8 in. (137 mm x 92 mm) image size
Given by Cordelia Curle (née Fisher), 1959
Photographs Collection
NPG x18058
Sittersback to top
- Annie Cameron (née Chinery) (1851-1925), Daughter of Edward Chinery; wife of Ewen Wrottesley Hay Cameron. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Eugene Hay Cameron (1840-1885), Lieutenant-Colonel; son of Julia Margaret Cameron. Sitter associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- Ewen Wrottesley Hay Cameron (1843-1888), Businessman; son of Julia Margaret Cameron. Sitter associated with 2 portraits. Identify
- Hardinge Hay Cameron (1846-1911), Civil servant; son of Julia Margaret Cameron. Sitter associated with 3 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879), Pioneer photographer. Artist or producer associated with 119 portraits, Sitter in 9 portraits.
Events of 1868back to top
Current affairs
Following the Earl of Derby's resignation, Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister. However, following a near immediate Liberal election victory, he is replaced as Prime Minister by Gladstone. Gladstone sets out his mission to 'pacify Ireland'.Separately, the first meeting of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is held in Manchester.
Public executions are abolished, and are moved from outside Newgate gaol to inside the prison.
Art and science
Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone published. Credited with writing the first sensation novel The Woman in White, Collins's claims another first here, as the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Herncastle diamond, is recognised as one of the first detective novels.International
An uprising against Spanish rule in Cuba sparks off the Ten Years' War, in which 200,000 lives are lost. Cubans in the eastern provinces unite under wealthy planter Carlos Manuel de Cespedes. Another armed uprising takes place against Spanish rule in the town of Lares in Puerto Rico, known as the 'Grito de Lares'.Comments back to top
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