Louisa Manners (née Tollemache), 7th Countess of Dysart as Juno

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Louisa Manners (née Tollemache), 7th Countess of Dysart as Juno

by Richard Smythe, published by James Connell & Sons, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1 October 1912 (1794)
22 1/2 in. x 14 1/4 in. (571 mm x 361 mm) plate size; 24 1/4 in. x 15 3/4 in. (617 mm x 401 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D36060

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  • James Connell & Sons (active 1894-1912). Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
  • Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 696 portraits, Sitter in 25 portraits.
  • Richard Smythe (1863-1934), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.

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The Royal Flying Corps is established. During the Great War, planes and balloons were used mainly for reconnaissance and observation before technological advances made them fast enough and manoeuvrable enough to attack enemy positions and fight in the air. Arthur (Bomber) Harris won distinction as a pilot destroying five enemy aircraft in the war. In the Second World War he became Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

Art and science

George Bernard Shaw writes Pygmalion.
Charles Babbage's invents the Analytic Machine. Considered to be the forerunner to the modern computer, the machine was able to make automatic mathematical calculations.

International

Scott leads the British Expedition to the South Pole reaching it in January 1912 only to discover that the rival Norwegian party had beaten them by a month. All members of Scott's team perished on the return journey. Captain Oates' famous last words were immortalised in Scott's diary: 'I am just going outside and may be some time.'
The 'unsinkable' Titanic strikes an iceberg and goes down on its maiden journey between Southampton and New York.

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Emma Yandle

05 April 2021, 15:29

This is an engraving of Catherine Grey, Lady Louisa Manners' daughter-in-law, who later became Lady Manners.