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Samuel Martin
3 of 3 portraits of Samuel Martin
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Samuel Martin
by John Alfred Vinter, printed by Day & Son, published by George Brooker, after John Watkins
lithograph, published 7 June 1858
15 3/4 in. x 11 1/8 in. (401 mm x 282 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D38290
Artistsback to top
- George Brooker (active 1858), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Day & Son (active 1824-1855), Lithographic printers. Artist or producer associated with 39 portraits.
- John Alfred Vinter (1828?-1905), Portrait painter and printmaker. Artist or producer associated with 21 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- John Watkins (1823-1874), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 253 portraits.
Events of 1858back to top
Current affairs
After Palmerston's government collapses, the Earl of Derby becomes Prime Minister for second time, again heading a minority government.The Property qualification for MPs is abolished; one of the demands made by the Chartists, this allowed men who did not own property to stand as parliamentary candidates. Lionel Nathan Rothschild becomes the first Jew to sit in Britain's House of Commons, taking his oath on the Old Testament.
Art and science
The pianist Charles Hallé founds a symphony orchestra in Manchester, the Halle; now Britain's oldest professional orchestra. The Hallé symphony rose to prominence in the mid-20th century, under the tenure of conductor John Barbirolli, during which time they made many recordings, including Ralph Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 8.International
The British Crown assumes control of India from the East India Company.The Treaty of Tientsin, ending the Second Opium War, gives European powers new rights to intervene in Chinese affairs
The Fenian Brotherhood is founded by John O'Mahony, an Irish emigrant to the United States, to support Irish republican ambitions.
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