Sketch of 'The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari'
2 of 6 portraits of Sir Henry Knight Storks
Sketch of 'The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari'
by Jerry Barrett
pen and ink, 1857
8 7/8 in. x 12 1/8 in. (226 mm x 308 mm) overall
Purchased, 1938
Primary Collection
NPG 2939a
Artistback to top
- Jerry Barrett (1824-1906), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
Sittersback to top
- Jerry Barrett (1824-1906), Painter. Sitter in 4 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits. Identify
- Charles Holte Bracebridge (1799-1872), Man of letters. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Selina Bracebridge (circa 1800-1874), Artist. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Mary Clare (Georgina Moore) (1814-1874), Reverend mother. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- William Cruickshank (died 1858), Army medical officer. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Sir William Linton (1801-1880), Army physician. Sitter in 4 portraits. (In this portrait) Identify
- Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), Reformer of hospital nursing and of the Army Medical Services. Sitter associated with 37 portraits. (In this portrait) Identify
- Lord William Paulet (1804-1893), Field Marshal. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Eliza Roberts (active 1855-1857), Nurse. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Robert Robinson (active 1857), Drummer; page to Florence Nightingale. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Charles Sillery, Colonel. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Alexis Benoît Soyer (1810-1858), Cook and writer of cookery books. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Sir Henry Knight Storks (1811-1874), Lieutenant-General. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Miss Tebbutt (1810-1896). Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
This portraitback to top
The art dealer Thomas Agnew, employed Jerry Barrett to travel to Scutari to paint Nightingale in the summer of 1856.
Related worksback to top
- NPG 6202: The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari (finished work)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 729
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.Comments back to top
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