'Dr Jameson and the officers of the Jameson Raid'
1 of 5 portraits of Charles Hyde Villiers
'Dr Jameson and the officers of the Jameson Raid'
by Unknown photographer
vintage print, 1896
3 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in. (95 mm x 121 mm) image size
Given by Martin Plaut, 2012
Primary Collection
NPG P1700(20b)
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Harold Maxwell Grenfell (1870-1929), Colonel. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Sir Raleigh Grey (1860-1936), Lieutenant-Colonel. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Sir Leander Starr Jameson, 1st Bt (1853-1917), South African statesman and medical practitioner. Sitter in 11 portraits. Identify
- Kenneth John Kincaid-Smith (1871-1949), Brigadier-General. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Charles Frederick Lindsell, Army officer. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- C.L.D. Munro, Captain. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- John Bourchier Stracey-Clitherow (1853-1931), Lieutenant-Colonel. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Charles Hyde Villiers (1863-1947), Lieutenant-Colonel. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Hon. Henry Frederic White (1859-1903), Major; Mayor of Bulawayo; son of 2nd Baron Annaly. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Hon. Robert White (1861-1936), Brigadier-General; son of 2nd Baron Annaly. Sitter in 5 portraits.
- Sir John Christopher Willoughby, 5th Bt (1859-1918), Soldier. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
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Events of 1896back to top
Current affairs
Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest-reigning monarch in Britain.The first speeding conviction is given to Walter Arnold of Kent, for exceeding the limit of 2 mph.
William Morris, the author, designer and prominent socialist, dies at Kelmscott House in Hammersmith, aged 62.
Art and science
Dan Leno, creator of the Pantomine Dame, is signed to Drury Lane theatre company, where he stays for sixteen years, playing some of the best known Pantomine characters.Henry Ford builds his first gasoline-powered car. Running on four bicycle wheels it was dubbed the 'Quadricycle'; its success contributed to the founding of the Ford Motor Company in 1903.
International
The first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, organised by the International Olympic Committee, formed in Paris in 1894. Events included athletics, cycling, weightlifting and wrestling, with around fourteen nations competing.Rhodes resigns as Cape Colony Prime Minister after refusing to repudiate Jameson for his part in the raid on the Transvaal.
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