Elizabeth Herbert (née Spencer), Countess of Pembroke; George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke







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Elizabeth Herbert (née Spencer), Countess of Pembroke; George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
by Frederick Bromley, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1862 (1764-1767)
9 1/2 in. x 7 in. (242 mm x 178 mm) plate size; 15 1/8 in. x 11 3/8 in. (384 mm x 288 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15007
Sittersback to top
- George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke (1759-1827), Soldier. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.
- Elizabeth Herbert (née Spencer), Countess of Pembroke (1738-1831), Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Charlotte; wife of 10th Earl of Pembroke. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Frederick Bromley (active 1832-1870), Engraver. Artist associated with 26 portraits.
- Henry Graves (1806-1892), Printseller and fine art publisher. Artist associated with 47 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist associated with 1415 portraits, Sitter associated with 39 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D3845: Elizabeth Herbert (née Spencer), Countess of Pembroke (from same plate)
Events of 1862back to top
Current affairs
The Lancashire cotton famine, a depression in the north-west textile industry brought about by the American civil war, reaches its climax. With large numbers of mills closing after Confederate blockades halted cotton supplies, many Lancashire families were in receipt of relief.Art and science
Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard carry out the first pasteurisation tests, the process of heating liquids at 55 degree Celsius or higher for short periods of time, destroying viruses and harmful organisms such as bacteria and yeast. .Victor Hugo's novel Les Miserables is published, covering the Napoleonic wars. It traces the ex-convict Jean Valjean's character against wider questions of social and political justice, duty and love.
International
Otto Eduard Leopold Bismarck becomes Minister-President of Prussia, appointed by Wilhelm I after the liberal Diet refused to authorise funding for a proposed reorganisation of the army. Bismarck, intent on maintaining royal supremacy, engineers the Unification of Germany during his time in office.John Hanning Speke claims to have found the source of the Nile, proving that the Victoria Nile issued from the north end of lake Victoria, over Ripon Falls.
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