Diana Crosbie (née Sackville), Countess Glandore
1 portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Diana Crosbie (née Sackville), Countess Glandore
by Robert Stewart Clouston, printed by Thomas Ross & Son, published by Arthur Lucas, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 30 March 1892 (1777)
27 1/2 in. x 17 1/2 in. (700 mm x 444 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1960
Reference Collection
NPG D38892
Sitterback to top
- Diana Crosbie (née Sackville), Countess Glandore (1756-1814), Wife of 2nd Earl of Glandore; daughter of 1st Vscount Sackville. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Robert Stewart Clouston (1857-1911), Painter, draughtsman, mezzotinter and writer. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Arthur Lucas (born 1842), Photographer and print publisher. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1424 portraits, Sitter associated with 39 portraits.
- Thomas Ross & Son (active 1886-1938), Printer. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
Events of 1892back to top
Current affairs
Gladstone's fourth and final term as Prime Minister begins, and is again dominated by the issue of Home Rule as he attempts to push through the third Home Rule Bill.The first Indian MP, Dadabhai Naoroji wins the seat for Finsbury Central, and Keir Hardie becomes the first MP for the Independent Labour Party, winning the seat for West Ham.
Art and science
William Butler Yeats forms the National Literary Society in Dublin, and also publishes The Countess Cathleen, a short play and his first contribution to Irish poetic drama.Rudolf Diesel is issued a patent for his internal combustion engine; Diesel's engine eventually replaces steam power.
The Nutcracker, based upon a story by E. T. A. Hoffman, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has its premier in St Petersburg.
International
Fifteen year old Annie Moore, from Ireland, is the first person to enter the United States through Ellis Island, newly opened as the point of reception for all new immigrants. Between 1892-1924, more than twenty million immigrants passed through Ellis Island.The Falkland Islands, east of the South American mainland, become a British colony.
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