Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
by (William) Walker Hodgson
monochrome ink wash over pencil on artboard, 1892
10 3/8 in. x 9 1/4 in. (265 mm x 235 mm) overall
Given by Gordon G.F. Dixon in memory of Allan Wolman, 2019
Primary Collection
NPG 7087
Sitterback to top
- Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt (1836-1919), Painter and President of the Royal Academy; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter associated with 30 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
Artistback to top
- (William) Walker Hodgson (1864-active 1923), Artist. Artist or producer of 16 portraits.
Events of 1892back to top
Current affairs
Gladstone's fourth and final term as Prime Minister begins, and is again dominated by the issue of Home Rule as he attempts to push through the third Home Rule Bill.The first Indian MP, Dadabhai Naoroji wins the seat for Finsbury Central, and Keir Hardie becomes the first MP for the Independent Labour Party, winning the seat for West Ham.
Art and science
William Butler Yeats forms the National Literary Society in Dublin, and also publishes The Countess Cathleen, a short play and his first contribution to Irish poetic drama.Rudolf Diesel is issued a patent for his internal combustion engine; Diesel's engine eventually replaces steam power.
The Nutcracker, based upon a story by E. T. A. Hoffman, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has its premier in St Petersburg.
International
Fifteen year old Annie Moore, from Ireland, is the first person to enter the United States through Ellis Island, newly opened as the point of reception for all new immigrants. Between 1892-1924, more than twenty million immigrants passed through Ellis Island.The Falkland Islands, east of the South American mainland, become a British colony.
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