'T.M. the King-Emperor and the Queen-Empress showing themselves to the people at the Delhi Durbar'
2 of 4 portraits by Illustrations Bureau
'T.M. the King-Emperor and the Queen-Empress showing themselves to the people at the Delhi Durbar'
by Unknown photographer, for Illustrations Bureau
bromide postcard print, 12 December 1911
4 7/8 in. x 3 1/4 in. (124 mm x 82 mm) image size
Acquired, 1970
Photographs Collection
NPG x135945
Sittersback to top
- King George V (1865-1936), Reigned 1910-36. Sitter in 488 portraits. Identify
- Queen Mary (1867-1953), Queen consort of King George V. Sitter associated with 404 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Illustrations Bureau, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.
Events of 1911back to top
Current affairs
Asquith's Liberal government introduces the Parliament Act to curb the powers of the House of Lords following the clash between the Commons and Lords over the 1909 People's Budget. The Act removed the Lords' power to veto bills, reduced the length of Parliament from seven to five years, and provided for the payment of MPs.Art and science
Ernest Rutherford discovers the structure of the atom. The New Zealand born physicist working in Manchester showed with his Nuclear Model that electrons orbited a nucleus composed of protons and neutrons. The discovery paved the way for nuclear physics.International
The Polish Chemist, Marie Curie, becomes the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for her discovery in 1898 of the radioactive element, Radon.The Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre. The masterpiece was missing for two years, during which time suspicion fell on avant-garde poet Guillaume Apollinaire and his friend Pablo Picasso, before Vincenzo Peruggia, an employee of the Louvre, was arrested in Florence.
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