Sir John Hare as Benjamin Goldfinch in 'A Pair of Spectacles'







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Sir John Hare as Benjamin Goldfinch in 'A Pair of Spectacles'
by Elliott & Fry, published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published circa 1894-1907
1 7/8 in. x 1 1/4 in. (47 mm x 32 mm) image size
acquired
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NPG x17378
Artistsback to top
- Elliott & Fry (active 1863-1962), Photographers. Artist associated with 10995 portraits.
- Ogden's, Photographers. Artist associated with 231 portraits.
Events of 1894back to top
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Following Gladstone's resignation, Queen Victoria calls on the Liberal MP Archibald Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery to become Prime Minister, a position he reluctantly accepts. His government is largely unsuccessful as the Tory-dominated House of Lords stop the whole of the Liberal's domestic legislation, and his foreign policy plans are defeated by internal Liberal disagreements.Art and science
The Prince of Wales opens Tower Bridge, built over the Thames to improve access to the growing commercial district of the East End. The bridge was constructed from two bascules, or leaves, which could be raised to allow ships to pass underneath.Rudyard Kipling's hugely popular collection of children's stories and poems, The Jungle Book, is published. The stories, based on Kipling's own experiences in India, have been adapted many times.
International
The arrest and court-martial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish artillery officer, opens up divisions in France over anti-semitism continuing until Dreyfus's exoneration in 1906. The French President Sadi Carnot is assassinated by an Italian anarchist in Lyon.Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia following the death of Alexander III.
Japan and China go to war over control of Korea, with the more modern Japanese army winning an easy victory.
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