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Rachael Egerton (née Russell), Countess of Bridgewater

44 of 48 portraits by Henry Graves

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Rachael Egerton (née Russell), Countess of Bridgewater

by James Scott, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1876
9 in. x 6 7/8 in. (230 mm x 176 mm) plate size; 10 7/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. (275 mm x 200 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15470

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  • Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), Portrait and landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 268 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
  • Henry Graves (1806-1892), Printseller and fine art publisher. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
  • James Scott (circa 1809-circa 1889), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 136 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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  • NPG D1847: Possibly Elizabeth Egerton (née Churchill), Countess of Bridgewater or possibly Rachael Egerton (née Russell), Countess of Bridgewater (from same plate)

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Current affairs

Following the introduction of the Royal Titles Act, Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India, with Disraeli deliberately flattering Victoria's imperialist ambitions. In turn, Victoria creates Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield; he continues to run government from the Lords.

Art and science

The classical-subject painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema, famous for his elegant depictions of the Roman Empire, paints An Audience at Agrippa's.
US inventor Alexander Graham Bell invents and patents the telephone following research into vocal physiology and speech instruction for the deaf, after discovering that sound could be transmitted and reconverted through an electric wire by using a continuous electric current.

International

15,000 Bulgarian Christians are slaughtered by Turkish troops in retaliation for the killing of 300 Turks in Batak at the start of the Bulgarian uprising. The Turkish government practices further repression by compulsorily transferring people of other ethnicities to Bulgaria to make the Bulgarians a minority. Gladstone published a pamphlet The Bulgarian Horrors and the Question of the East attacking Turkish actions, selling 200,000 copies in a month.

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