'A Christening in the Houses of Parliament'
1 portrait of Albert Basil Orme Wilberforce
'A Christening in the Houses of Parliament'
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 22 May 1908
6 in. x 4 7/8 in. (152 mm x 124 mm) image size
Given by House of Commons Library, 1974
Photographs Collection
NPG x135555
Sittersback to top
- John William Lewis Bradshaw (1908-1994), Son of William Bradshaw. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- William Bradshaw, Clerk of Works, House of Commons. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Albert Basil Orme Wilberforce (1841-1916), Archdeacon of Westminster; son of Samuel Wilberforce. Sitter associated with 38 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Sir (John) Benjamin Stone (1838-1914), Politician and photographer. Artist or producer associated with 1436 portraits, Sitter in 28 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
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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