Owen Gwyn Saunders Davies
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Owen Gwyn Saunders Davies
by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, after Thomas Brigstocke
lithograph, circa 1855
22 1/2 in. x 15 in. (572 mm x 380 mm) paper size
Given by Austin Lane Poole, 1956
Reference Collection
NPG D22370
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Brigstocke (1809-1881), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.
- M & N Hanhart (active 1839-1882), Lithographic printers. Artist or producer associated with 334 portraits.
- Richard James Lane (1800-1872), Sculptor and lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 1226 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.
Events of 1855back to top
Current affairs
Palmerston becomes Prime Minister, leading a coalition government after Lord Aberdeen loses a vote of confidence over his handling of the Crimean war. Known by the nickname 'Lord Pumicestone' for his abrasive style, Palmerston is the oldest prime minister in history to take up the post for the first time at the age of 71.Stamp duty on newspapers is abolished, creating the mass media market in the UK as newspapers became more widely and cheaply available.
Art and science
Following a trip through the Holy Land to the Dead Sea, William Holman Hunt begins his symbolically-laden painting The Scapegoat.John Millais marries Effie Gray, previously John Ruskin's wife, after their marriage was annulled that year.
The social theorist and sociologist Herbert Spencer and philosopher G. H. Lewes, publishes Principles of Pyschology, exploring a physiological basis to psychology.
International
The Fall of Sebastopol in the Crimean war, as Russia retreats, and the exhaustion of the Turkish alliance means the war nears its end. Despite being rebuffed by Florence Nightingale's team of nurses, Jamaican-born nurse Mary Seacole travels to the Crimea, opening a 'British Hotel' for sick and injured soldiers. She gains significant attention and praise for her nursing work.Comments back to top
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Gordon Williams
31 October 2017, 21:41
If you go to:
https://journals.library.wales/view/1041698/1042250/28#?xywh=83%2C1172%2C2122%2C1718
There is a reference to an Owen Gwyn Saunders-Davies, killed at Cathcarts Hill before Sebastopol. Is this your man?
Gordon Williams
31 October 2017, 22:35
38th Foot
Lieutenant Owen Gwyn Saunders Davies - killed in the attack on the Redan - 18th June 1855
Aged 21. Son of David Arthur Saunders Davies, MP for Carmarthenshire.
Buried on Cathcart's Hill - "To the memory of Lieut Owen G. Saunders Davies 38th Regt who fell in action on the 18th June 1855 Erected by his brother officers as a testimony of their high esteem."
http://www.members.tripod.com/glosters/criminf.htm