Daniel Defoe
1 portrait of Daniel Defoe
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Daniel Defoe
issued by Sarony & Co, after Unknown printer, after Jonathan Richardson
gravure cigarette card, 1924 (18th century)
3 1/8 in. x 2 1/2 in. (78 mm x 64 mm) overall
Reference Collection
NPG D48926
Sitterback to top
- Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), Novelist, journalist and author of 'Robinson Crusoe'. Sitter in 5 portraits.
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- Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 126 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
- Sarony & Co (active 1864-1969), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 45 portraits.
- Unknown printer, Printer. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
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Current affairs
After narrowly winning the general election the previous year, Stanley Baldwin calls a vote of confidence at the opening of the new session of Parliament and is defeated. George V invited James Ramsay Macdonald to form a minority Labour government, making him the first Labour Prime Minister.Art and science
Eric Liddell wins the gold medal at the Olympic games, breaking the record for running the 400 metres in 47.6 seconds. The distance was not in fact his strongest event, but he refused to run the 100 metres because the heats were held on the Sabbath. His story is told in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.International
After three strokes and several years of illness Lenin dies. Three days later the city of Petrograd is renamed Leningrad in his honour. On coming to power Stalin began the policy of 'socialism in one country' abandoning the traditional hope for international proletarian revolution in order to strengthen Russia internally and independently.Comments back to top
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