Robert Louis Stevenson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Robert Louis Stevenson
by H. Blackburn Hart, published by Museum Galleries, after Sir William Blake Richmond
mezzotint printed in colours, published 1922, based on a work of 1887
13 1/4 in. x 10 1/8 in. (336 mm x 258 mm) plate size; 19 7/8 in. x 14 7/8 in. (504 mm x 379 mm) paper size
Purchased, 2019
Reference Collection
NPG D49367
Sitterback to top
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Novelist and essayist. Sitter associated with 33 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- H. Blackburn Hart (active 1920s), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Museum Galleries (active 1922-1929), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
- Sir William Blake Richmond (1842-1921), Painter; son of George Richmond. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits, Sitter in 16 portraits.
Events of 1922back to top
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The British Broadcasting Company (later British Broadcasting Corporation) is established to experiment with radio broadcasting. It is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, providing radio, television and Internet services to the public in Britain and across the world.Art and science
1922 is a key year for modernist literature with the publication of James Joyce's novel, Ulysses and T.S. Eliot's poem, The Waste Land. Both broke new ground with Ulysses (loosely based on Homer's Odyssey) introducing the 'stream of consciousness' narrative technique, and The Waste Land experimenting with multiple voices and a patchwork of literary, historic, mythological and personal allusions.International
The Soviet Union is formed under Joseph Stalin who takes power after Lenin suffers a debilitating stroke.In an attempt to avoid civil war, King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy invites Benito Mussolini to form a new government following the Fascist Party's March on Rome.
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