Sir John Kerle Haberfield
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir John Kerle Haberfield
by George Thomas Payne, printed by W. Hatton, published by C. Mitchell, after Henry Spurrier Parkman
mezzotint, published 9 November 1849
19 in. x 13 3/4 in. (482 mm x 350 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1973
Reference Collection
NPG D35099
Artistsback to top
- W. Hatton (active 1847-1856), Printer. Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
- C. Mitchell (active 1846-1849), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- Henry Spurrier Parkman (1814-1864), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- George Thomas Payne (active 1838-1855), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 19 portraits.
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Events of 1849back to top
Current affairs
Benjamin Disraeli becomes Conservative leader in the House of Commons.Bedford College for Women is founded, following on from the foundation of Queen's College for Women the previous year.
Henry Mayhew, the social researcher and reform advocate, begins publishing his extensive statistical survey into the living conditions of urban communities, London Labour and the London Poor in the Morning Chronicle.
Art and science
With the death of his father Johann Strauss the Elder, Johann Baptist Strauss, the Austrian violinist and composer combines his and his father's orchestra, becoming known as 'the Waltz King'. His famous waltzes include The Blue Danube (1867). Dante Gabriel Rossetti paints his sister, the poet Christina, in The Girlhood of Mary Virgin.International
Rome is briefly proclaimed a republic after the papal states are overthrown by Italian republicans. Napoleon's dependency on French Catholics leads him however to help restore papal authority. The restoration of Austrian military rule in Italy further darkens hopes of a self-ruling Italian nationhood.Communist riots are suppressed in Paris.
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