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King Edward VII
6 of 14 portraits by Alphonse Léon Noël
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King Edward VII
by Alphonse Léon Noël, published by Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt, and published by Goupil & Vibert, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter
lithograph, published 1 January 1845 (1843)
21 1/2 in. x 15 1/8 in. (545 mm x 384 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1903
Reference Collection
NPG D33831
Sitterback to top
- King Edward VII (1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10. Sitter associated with 505 portraits.
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- Goupil & Vibert (active 1844), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 12 portraits.
- Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt (1796-1871), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 62 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Alphonse Léon Noël (1807-1884), Lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 14 portraits.
- Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 68 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
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Current affairs
Cardinal Newman converts to Roman Catholicism. A leader of the Oxford movement , growing in influence since the 1820s, Newman had raised doubts about the authority of the Anglican church.Ralph Etwall, MP for Andover, demands an inquiry into the administration of the Andover workhouse, which leads to the abolition of the Poor Law Commission, and resolution of Parliament to improve workhouse conditions.
Art and science
The American poet, short story writer, critic and leader of the American Romantic movement, Edgar Allan Poe, publishes his narrative poem 'The Raven'. The poem is a supernatural tale of a mysterious talking raven's visit to a distraught lover, who descends into madness, and explores themes of self-torture and obsession.The reconstruction of Trafalgar Square, by architects John Nash and Sir Charles Barry, is completed.
International
Sir John Franklin's expedition in search of the North-West passage, the sea route linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Franklin took two ships, the Erebus and the Terror, and a crew of 129 men made up Royal Navy officers. The crew never returned. Search parties sent out years later discovered the ships had got stuck in frozen waters, and that all the men had died.Comments back to top
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