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Henry Edward Manning

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Henry Edward Manning

by York & Son, after Unknown photographer
glass lantern slide, 1890s (before 1892)
2 5/8in. x 2 3/4in. (66 mm x 53 mm)
Purchased, 1977
Photographs Collection
NPG x3657

Sitterback to top

  • Henry Edward Manning (1808-1892), Roman Catholic Cardinal-Archbishop of Westminster. Sitter in 56 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.
  • York & Son, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 61 portraits.

Events of 1892back to top

Current affairs

Gladstone's fourth and final term as Prime Minister begins, and is again dominated by the issue of Home Rule as he attempts to push through the third Home Rule Bill.
The first Indian MP, Dadabhai Naoroji wins the seat for Finsbury Central, and Keir Hardie becomes the first MP for the Independent Labour Party, winning the seat for West Ham.

Art and science

William Butler Yeats forms the National Literary Society in Dublin, and also publishes The Countess Cathleen, a short play and his first contribution to Irish poetic drama.
Rudolf Diesel is issued a patent for his internal combustion engine; Diesel's engine eventually replaces steam power.
The Nutcracker, based upon a story by E. T. A. Hoffman, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has its premier in St Petersburg.

International

Fifteen year old Annie Moore, from Ireland, is the first person to enter the United States through Ellis Island, newly opened as the point of reception for all new immigrants. Between 1892-1924, more than twenty million immigrants passed through Ellis Island.
The Falkland Islands, east of the South American mainland, become a British colony.

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