Isabella Beeton (Mrs Beeton)
3 of 3 portraits of Isabella Beeton (Mrs Beeton)







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Isabella Beeton (Mrs Beeton)
by Maull & Co, after Maull & Polyblank
bromide print, 1865-1877 (1857)
7 1/8 in. x 5 1/4 in. (181 mm x 134 mm)
acquired J. Keith Kilby, 1981
Photographs Collection
NPG x32791
Sitterback to top
- Isabella Mary Beeton (née Mayson) (1836-1865), Author of the 'Book of Household Management'. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Maull & Co (active 1865-1877), Photographers. Artist associated with 112 portraits.
- Maull & Polyblank (active 1854-1865), Photographers. Artist associated with 337 portraits.
Events of 1857back to top
Current affairs
Palmerston passes the Matrimonial Causes Act in the face of parliamentary opposition. The act establishes divorce courts, although women, unlike men, are not allowed to sue for divorce on the grounds of adultery.The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition is held, a follow-up to the Great Exhibition of 1851, although highlighting Britain's private art collections rather than industry and technology. More than 1.3 million people visit the event.
Art and science
Elizabeth Gaskell publishes The Life of Charlotte Brontë, a year after the author's death. The controversial biography consolidates the myth of the Brontë sisters as isolated geniuses living in remote Yorkshire.Illustrator George Scharf becomes the first Secretary of the National Portrait Gallery, overseeing the collection's growth and its several moves around London before a permanent home is established in 1896, the year after Scharf's death.
International
The Indian Revolt was a significant rebellion against the rule of the East Indian Company and a culmination of decades of discontent about British rule. After a year of horrific violence on both sides, the revolt was suppressed. It led to a more involved role by the British government in India, taking over responsibility from the East India Company.Tell us more back to top
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