Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro







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Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro
by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1851
20 1/8 in. x 15 3/4 in. (511 mm x 400 mm) plate size; 21 1/4 in. x 16 1/2 in. (540 mm x 419 mm) paper size
Given by Society of Judges and Serjeants-at-Law, 1877
Reference Collection
NPG D7798
Artistsback to top
- Sir Francis Grant (1803-1878), Portrait painter and President of the Royal Academy; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Artist associated with 102 portraits, Sitter associated with 21 portraits.
- George Zobel (1810-1881), Printmaker. Artist associated with 53 portraits.
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A population census is taken of all the people living in Britain, recording details about every householder on the night of March 30. This census greatly extends the fields of the 1841 census, being the first to record full details of individuals' birth locations, exact age, marital status, and details of disability, thus making it a valuable tool for demographers and genealogists. The census was made open for public inspection in 1912.Art and science
The Great Exhibition is held in London,at the Crystal Palace, especially designed by Sir Joseph Paxton. The international exhibition was designed to showcase the best in science, art and industry. it attracted millions of visitors.Lizzie Siddal poses for John Millais's painting Ophelia.
Hermann von Helmotz invents the ophthalmoscope, making it possible for doctors to examine within a patient's eye.
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Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, President of the French Republic, stages a coup d'état, successfully dissolving the French National Assembly without having the constitutional right to do so. Now the sole ruler of France, he re-establishes universal suffrage, previously abolished by the Assembly and becomes 'Napoléon III, Emperor of the French'.Tell us more back to top
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