'Princess Marie of Edinburgh' (Marie, Queen of Romania)

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'Princess Marie of Edinburgh' (Marie, Queen of Romania)

by George H. Every, published by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, after Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
mezzotint, published 1 September 1884 (1882)
19 3/8 in. x 13 5/8 in. (492 mm x 347 mm) plate size; 23 1/2 in. x 17 5/8 in. (598 mm x 449 mm) paper size
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, before 1922-01-01
Reference Collection
NPG D36097

Sitterback to top

  • Marie, Queen of Romania (1875-1938), Nurse and writer; wife of Ferdinand I, King of Romania; daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Sitter in 62 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • George H. Every (1837-1910), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 57 portraits.
  • Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt (1829-1896), Painter and President of the Royal Academy; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Artist or producer associated with 43 portraits, Sitter in 76 portraits.
  • Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits.

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Events of 1884back to top

Current affairs

The Third Reform Act further reduces the financial threshold for voters, extending the franchise to all householders in the counties, achieving uniformity with those in the boroughs, and effectively doubling the electorate from 2.5 million to just under 5 million.
Foundation of the socialist group, the Fabian Society. The group quickly grows in size, including members Eleanor Marx, George Bernard Shaw and Beatrice Webb.

Art and science

Under the editorship of James Murray, the Oxford English Dictionary begins publication, with the tenth and final volume appearing 1928. The idea for a historical dictionary of the English language had been conceived by members of the Philological Society in 1857, including Frederick Furnivall, and some 800 voluntary readers contributed to the immense project.

International

Germany annexes Southwest Africa, Togoland, the Cameroons, and Tanganyike, and launches the scramble for Africa as it becomes the third largest colonial power in the continent. Bismarck also invites the European powers to a West Africa conference in Berlin, which, carving up the map of Africa between them, regulates colonial practice, frees trade and prohibits slavery, formally marking the start of the New Imperialism which would flourish until World War I.

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