Giovanni Matteo de Candia (Mario)

1 portrait by Leonida Caldesi

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Giovanni Matteo de Candia (Mario)

by George Zobel, printed by Thomas Brooker, published by John Mitchell, after Leonida Caldesi
mezzotint, published 21 May 1855
19 7/8 in. x 13 7/8 in. (506 mm x 352 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D38223

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  • Thomas Brooker (active 1855-1879), Printer. Artist or producer associated with 15 portraits.
  • Leonida Caldesi (1822-1891), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 54 portraits.
  • John Mitchell (active 1832-died 1889), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 206 portraits.
  • George Zobel (1810-1881), Printmaker. Artist or producer associated with 55 portraits.

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Current affairs

Palmerston becomes Prime Minister, leading a coalition government after Lord Aberdeen loses a vote of confidence over his handling of the Crimean war. Known by the nickname 'Lord Pumicestone' for his abrasive style, Palmerston is the oldest prime minister in history to take up the post for the first time at the age of 71.
Stamp duty on newspapers is abolished, creating the mass media market in the UK as newspapers became more widely and cheaply available.

Art and science

Following a trip through the Holy Land to the Dead Sea, William Holman Hunt begins his symbolically-laden painting The Scapegoat.
John Millais marries Effie Gray, previously John Ruskin's wife, after their marriage was annulled that year.
The social theorist and sociologist Herbert Spencer and philosopher G. H. Lewes, publishes Principles of Pyschology, exploring a physiological basis to psychology.

International

The Fall of Sebastopol in the Crimean war, as Russia retreats, and the exhaustion of the Turkish alliance means the war nears its end. Despite being rebuffed by Florence Nightingale's team of nurses, Jamaican-born nurse Mary Seacole travels to the Crimea, opening a 'British Hotel' for sick and injured soldiers. She gains significant attention and praise for her nursing work.

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