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Clara Marion Jessie Rousby (née Dowse) as Joan in 'Joan of Arc'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Clara Marion Jessie Rousby (née Dowse) as Joan in 'Joan of Arc'
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1871
4 in. x 2 1/2 in. (102 mm x 64 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Photographs Collection
NPG x197153
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sitterback to top
- Clara Marion Jessie Rousby (née Dowse) (1848-1879), Actress; wife of William Wybert Rousby. Sitter in 22 portraits.
Artistback to top
- London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company (active 1854-1922), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 952 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1871back to top
Current affairs
Gladstone's first ministry continues with its programme of reform, with an overhaul of the civil service which is opened to public examination. The University Test Acts allow non-members of the Church of England to hold posts at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The Trade Union Act granted full legal status to trade union organisations, although the Criminal Law Amendment Act banned picketing.The first FA Cup competition is held.
Art and science
The Penny Farthing, the first efficient bicycle, is invented by British engineer, James Starley.The artist James Whistler paints a portrait of his mother, calling the nearly monochromatic portrait Arrangement in Grey and Black. Although now one of Whistler's most recognisable paintings, it was nearly rejected by the Royal Academy at first.
International
France's shock defeat against Prussia radically alters Europe's status quo, leading to the deposition of Napoleon III and the creation of France's Third Republic, as well as Germany's unification and rise in military power and imperialist ambitions, as the Prussian King William I is pronounced Emperor of Germany. Further, Germany's annexing of the French regions Alsace and Lorraine provoked bitter land disputes which contributed to the outbreak of the First World War.Tell us more back to top
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