Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea as Lord Hunsdon in the Elizabethan Procession
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Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea as Lord Hunsdon in the Elizabethan Procession
by Elliott & Fry, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
7 1/8 in. x 4 7/8 in. (181 mm x 123 mm) image size
Purchased, 1975
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax41073
Sitterback to top
- Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea (1843-1907), Liberal politician and patron of art. Sitter in 9 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 116 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Elliott & Fry (active 1863-1962), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 10997 portraits.
- Walker & Boutall, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 321 portraits.
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Events of 1897back to top
Current affairs
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee is marked by a series of celebratory events, and attended by eleven colonial prime ministers following the Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain's proposal that the Jubilee be made a festival of the British Empire.The Workmen's Compensation Act gives workmen a right to a limited compensation in every case of injury by accident arising from the course of employment; it is a landmark piece of legislation in employment law.
Art and science
Bram Stoker's Dracula is first published.Henry Tate of the Tate and Lyle sugar company donates his art collection to the nation, buying land and building a gallery space for it (now Tate Britain).
Physician and psychologist Havelock Ellis publishes the first volume of his Studies in the Psychology of Sex, and the English physicist John Thompson discovers the existence of the electron.
International
The burning of Benin city by Britain takes place, known also as the Punitive Exhibition of 1897. The excursion, led by Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, was a response to an attack by Benin warriors on a British delegation sent to settle a dispute over customs duties collected by British traders. During the expedition the British Admiralty destroyed much of the city's treasured art, including the Benin Bronzes, auctioning off the rest as war booty to recoup costs.Tell us more back to top
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