Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
19 of 34 portraits by Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (later The Cameron Studio)







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Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
by Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (later The Cameron Studio), published by T. Fisher Unwin
photogravure, published 1893
11 3/8 in. x 9 in. (288 mm x 228 mm) plate size
acquired unknown source, 1939
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax29146
Sitterback to top
- Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902), Diplomat and administrator; viceroy of India. Sitter in 21 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- T. Fisher Unwin, Photographer. Artist associated with 26 portraits.
- Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (later The Cameron Studio) (founded 1886), Photographic Studio. Artist associated with 34 portraits.
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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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