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Jenny Lind
20 of 20 portraits of Jenny Lind
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Jenny Lind
by William Roffe, after C.J. Durham
stipple engraving, late 19th century
13 7/8 in. x 10 5/8 in. (353 mm x 269 mm) plate size; 17 in. x 11 7/8 in. (433 mm x 301 mm) paper size
Given by Mr C.F. Bell, 1946
Reference Collection
NPG D37342
Sitterback to top
- Johanna Maria ('Jenny') Lind (1820-1887), Singer, known as 'the Swedish nightingale'; wife of Otto Moritz David Goldschmidt. Sitter in 20 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- C.J. Durham (active 1859-died 1889). Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
- William Roffe (active 1889-1893), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 11 portraits.
Events of 1889back to top
Current affairs
The London Dock strike takes place resulting in a victory for the dock workers striking over pay and conditions.Prevention of Cruelty to Children Act, allowing legal intervention between children and parents for the first time.
Charles Booth, the English social scientist, publishes the first volume of Life and Labour of the People, an extensive survey into the living conditions of London's East End working class communities.
Art and science
George Gissing's The Nether World, a dark account of the lives of the urban poor in Clerkenwell, is published. Gissing absorbs the French naturalist style of writers such as Emile Zola to produce a harshly realistic observation of life in London at the end of the nineteenth century.International
The Eiffel Tower is erected, designed by the French engineer and bridge builder Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Exposition. At 300m high, it was the tallest manmade structure in the world at the time.The Second International organisation is formed at a Congress in Paris by various socialist and labour parties, with the intention of working together for international socialism. It also declared 1 May International Labour Day.
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