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Charlotte Paine (née Beaumont); Mary Kettle (née Paine); Charlotte Charlton (née Paine)

2 of 2 portraits of Mary Kettle (née Paine)

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Charlotte Paine (née Beaumont); Mary Kettle (née Paine); Charlotte Charlton (née Paine)

by Richard Josey, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1878 (1765)
9 1/2 in. x 7 in. (241 mm x 177 mm) plate size; 19 1/8 in. x 13 3/8 in. (485 mm x 339 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D39508

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  • Richard Josey (1840-1906), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 47 portraits.
  • Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1425 portraits, Sitter associated with 40 portraits.

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Current affairs

The University of London becomes the first English university to admit women to examination and degree, although women had been allowed to attend classes at the University since 1830.
The former British Prime Minister Lord John Russell dies at Pembroke Lodge, in Surrey.

Art and science

Libel trial between critic John Ruskin and artist Whistler, provoked after Ruskin's review of Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket accused Whistler of 'flinging a pot of paint in the public's face'. Whistler sued Ruskin, and although Ruskin was found guilty, he only had to pay one farthing in damages; the case bankrupted Whistler.
Frederic Leighton, the renowned painter and sculptor is elected President of the Royal Academy.

International

The Treaty of Berlin is signed following the end of the Turkish-Russo war (1877-8). In a major shake-up of the Balkans, Bulgaria became autonomous, and Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania gained independence and territory, and Bosnia-Herzegovina was assigned to Austria for administration. The British delegation, including Lord Russell and Disraeli, score diplomatic success in limiting Russian influence in the Balkans, continuing to prop up Turkey.

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