Houseparty group after the presentation of Edward VII's D.C.L.
18 of 46 portraits of Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Houseparty group after the presentation of Edward VII's D.C.L.
by Hills & Saunders
albumen print, June 1863
5 3/8 in. x 8 5/8 in. (138 mm x 220 mm) image size
Purchased, 1903
Photographs Collection
NPG x4336
Artistback to top
- Hills & Saunders (active 1850-1900), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 206 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), Queen of Edward VII. Sitter associated with 478 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits. Identify
- King Edward VII (1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10. Sitter associated with 505 portraits. Identify
- Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (1815-1891), Politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and leader of the Liberal party; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter associated with 52 portraits. Identify
- George Francis Robert Harris, 3rd Baron Harris (1810-1872), Governor of Madras and of Trinidad. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Frederick Charles Keppel (1831-1876), Army officer and Equerry to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Sir William Thomas Knollys (1797-1883), Soldier. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Henry George Liddell (1811-1898), Lexicographer and dean of Christ Church, Oxford; father of Alice Hargreaves (née Liddell). Sitter in 8 portraits. Identify
- Lorina Hannah Liddell (née Reeve) (1826-1910), Wife of Henry George Liddell; daughter of James Reeve; mother of Alice Liddell. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Rhoda Liddell (1860-1949), Daughter of H.G. Liddell. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Sir Robert Henry Meade (1835-1898), Civil servant. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1832-1917), Courtier. Sitter associated with 7 portraits. Identify
- Henrietta Anne Theodosia (née Vyner), Marchioness of Ripon (1833-1907), Wife of 1st Marquess of Ripon; daughter of Henry Vyner. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Oxfordshire (Deanery garden, Christ Church, Oxford)
Events of 1863back to top
Current affairs
The opening of the world's first underground railway, with the Metropolitan Railway running trains between Bishop's Street, Padington and Farringdon. Work had begun in 1860, using the 'cut-and-cover' method of construction. The Metropolitan line inspired the construction of other underground railways - the Parisian 'Metro' took its name from the line.The Football Association is founded.
Art and science
Julia Margaret Cameron takes up photography, taking portraits of some of the most celebrated figures of the day, with her romantic style capturing the sense of nostalgia and longing that characterised the age.Kingsley's Water Babies; A Fairy Tale for Children is published, the hugely popular tale of drowned chimney sweep Tom's moral education in the river world of the water babies. It inspired the 1978 film starring James Mason.
International
At an international conference, the Geneva Public Welfare Society calls on the sixteen nations present to form voluntary units to help the wartime wounded. The society, comprised of five Swiss citizens and led by Henri Dunant, who had been deeply affected by the casualties he had witnessed at the Battle of Solferino, became the National Red Cross Societies, adopting the emblem of a red cross on white background.Comments back to top
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