7 OF 18 
Harry Liston
7 of 18 portraits by Charles Sheard
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Share this
Harry Liston
by Childs & Harris, printed by J. Hardy, published by Charles Sheard
chromolithograph, early 1870s
14 3/8 in. x 10 1/8 in. (365 mm x 257 mm) paper size
Given by John Hall, 1972
Reference Collection
NPG D42789
Artistsback to top
- Childs & Harris, Lithographer. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- J. Hardy, Printer. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
- Charles Sheard (born 1826), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits.
Events of 1870back to top
Current affairs
William Edward Forster's Education Act is passed, making provisions for education for all under-13s. It demonstrated the balance in Gladstone's first ministry between progressive reform and conservativism by spreading literacy, whilst maintaining the status of Church schools.The Married Women's Property Act gives wives rights over their own earnings.
Art and science
The Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's fantasy-overture Romeo and Juliet, based on Shakespeare's play and written with the aid of composer Mily Balakirev, debuts in Moscow, conducted by Nikolai Rubenstein.W. G. Grace becomes cricket captain of Gloucestershire, marking the start of a successful decade for the club in which they won three 'Champion County' titles.
International
Isaac Butt, an Irish MP at Westminster, forms the Home Rule Association.The Franco-Prussian war breaks out between France and a coalition of German states led by Prussia. Provoked by the candidacy of German Prince Leopold Hohenzollen-Sigmaringen for the Spanish throne, France declared war in July after Bismark published the deliberately provocative Ems telegraph, in which the French were represented in an offensive light on the issue.
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.
John Culme
22 February 2020, 07:10
'MR. HARRY LISTON, ''Nobody's Child,'' Opens at YOUDAN'S, SHEFFIELD, 3d inst.; returns to Town 17th, with the following new songs:- ''All Right, Johnny,'' by Maurice Hart; ''Ginger,'' by F. Egerton; ''Won't that be Jolly for Me,'' by Egerton; ''Beautiful Dancing Rose,'' by Egerton; and ''Why Didn't you Say so Before?'' by Alfred Lee, published by C. Sheard. H.L. Having, with his Concert Party, met with such unparalleled success during his short tour, begs to intimate to Promoters of Concerts that he will commence a tour of Great Britain and Ireland at the conclusion of his London engagements, assisted by a talented company.
'''MR. HARRY LISTON. - Last evening this clever and popular comic vocalist, assisted by a talented company, gave a performance in the Town Hall. The audience was numerous, and all present enjoyed the entertainment.'' - Southport Visitor, Jan. 24th.
'Address, ''Nobody's Villa,'' 145, Culford-road, Kingsland, N.E.'
(The Era, London, Sunday, 2 February 1868, p. 1d)