John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
by Francis Henry Hart, for Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1893
5 3/4 in. x 4 1/8 in. (147 mm x 104 mm) image size
Given by Royal College of Music, 1977
Photographs Collection
NPG x12545
Sitterback to top
- John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn (1838-1923), Politician, Secretary of State for India, newspaper editor and writer. Sitter associated with 33 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Elliott & Fry (active 1863-1962), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 10998 portraits.
- Francis Henry Hart (1855-1917), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (photographers' studio, 55 Baker Street, Portman Square, London)
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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