'Luncheon Party, House of Commons'
4 of 4 portraits of Emslie John Horniman
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'Luncheon Party, House of Commons'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 24 March 1908
6 1/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. (155 mm x 201 mm) image size
Given by House of Commons Library, 1974
Photographs Collection
NPG x135012
Artistback to top
- Sir (John) Benjamin Stone (1838-1914), Politician and photographer. Artist associated with 1436 portraits, Sitter in 28 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Sir Alfred Edward East (1844-1913), Painter and etcher. Sitter in 19 portraits. Identify
- Sir Edmund William Gosse (1849-1928), Poet, writer and author of 'Father and Son'. Sitter in 25 portraits. Identify
- Emslie John Horniman (1863-1932), Anthropologist, philanthropist and Liberal politician. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Dan McKenzie. Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
- Roland Parker Stone (1876-1924), Manufacturer; son of Sir (John) Benjamin Stone. Sitter in 6 portraits, Artist associated with 4 portraits. Identify
- Sir Aston Webb (1849-1930), Architect and President of the Royal Academy. Sitter in 16 portraits. Identify
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (Members’ Entrance to Terrace, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London)
Events of 1908back to top
Current affairs
Henry Asquith replaces Henry Campbell-Bannerman as Liberal leader and Prime Minister, with David Lloyd George taking control of the Exchequer. Asquith and Lloyd George embark on a bold programme of social reform, laying the foundations of the Welfare State, introducing government pensions this year and later a system of National Insurance.The first aeroplane for the British army is built by the American, Samuel Cody.
Art and science
E.M. Forster's novel A Room with a View is published, following the experiences of a young woman, Lucy Honeychurch, in the repressed culture of Edwardian England.The French art critic Louis Vauxcelles first uses the term 'cubism' to refer to a landscape painting by Georges Braque.
International
King Carlos of Portugal and his heir, Prince Luis Filipe, are killed by assassins from the Republican trying to provoke a revolution. Carlos I, unpopular because of his extravagant lifestyle and extramarital affairs, was succeeded by his younger son, Manuel, the last monarch of the Braganza dynasty.Following the death of the Guangxu Emperor in China, his two year old nephew replaces him, becoming the the last Manchu emperor of China.
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