Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
by and published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, after Frank Dudman, for Joseph Parkin Mayall
photogravure, 1883, published 1884
6 1/2 in. x 8 5/8 in. (164 mm x 218 mm) image size
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax27833
Sitterback to top
- Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt (1836-1919), Painter and President of the Royal Academy; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter associated with 30 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Frank Dudman (1855-1918), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 22 portraits.
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 376 portraits.
- Joseph Parkin Mayall (1839-1906), Photographer; son of John Jabez Edwin Mayall (née Jabez Meal). Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (sitter's studio, 28 Albert Gate, London)
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Events of 1883back to top
Current affairs
Following the Secret Ballot Act (1872), the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act was a further measure introduced by Gladstone's government with the intention of limiting bribery and intimidation in elections. Candidates' expenses were published, and a strict limit set on expenses, and it also enabled poorer candidates to stand for parliament.Art and science
The Royal College of Music founded in London, with the British musicologist George Grove as its first director.Monet moves to Giverny, a village along the Seine, where he lives until his death in 1926. Renting a farmhouse he later buys, Monet designs a pond, redesigns the garden, and begins to paint some of his most recognisable images of water lilies, flower beds and the Japanese footbridge.
International
The Brooklyn Bridge opens in New York, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, stretching 1825 metres over the East River. One of the oldest suspension bridges in America, it was the largest in the world upon completion. Designed by the John Augustus Roebling's engineering firm, the bridge is built from limestone, granite and Rosendale natural cement, in gothic style.Comments back to top
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