'A Military Hebe' (group including Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Queen Victoria; Louis-Philippe I, King of the French)
2 of 7 portraits by Messrs Fores
'A Military Hebe' (group including Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Queen Victoria; Louis-Philippe I, King of the French)
published by Messrs Fores, after Unknown artist
lithograph, circa 1843
12 in. x 17 1/2 in. (305 mm x 446 mm) paper size
Given by Collins Odgers, 1923
Reference Collection
NPG D33586
Sittersback to top
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861), Prince Consort of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 208 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits. Identify
- Louis-Philippe I, King of the French (1773-1850), King of France 1830-1848. Sitter associated with 22 portraits. Identify
- Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Reigned 1837-1901. Sitter associated with 548 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Messrs Fores (active after 1839), Printsellers and publishers. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1843back to top
Current affairs
Sir Henry Cole commissions 1,000 copies of the first Christmas card, designed by John Callcott Horsley. Cole would later be instrumental in staging the Great Exhibition, and in developing science and art education in Britain.Nelson's statue, by E.H. Bailey, is placed on top of its column in Trafalgar Square.
Art and science
The Theatre Regulations Act is passed, abolishing the privileged position of the 'major' theatres which held letters patent from the crown, allowing all theatres to perform 'legitimate' theatre.First volume of Ruskin's Modern Painters published, praising Turner and demanding that artists should demonstrate 'truth to nature' in their work. Ruskin is a great inspiration to the Pre-Raphaelites.
International
The first experimental telegraph wire is constructed between Baltimore and Washington, using Morse code to send a message. The code, in which pulses of current deflect an electromagnet, moving a marker and producing written codes on a strip of paper, had been invented by Samuel Morse in 1838. The line officially opens in 1844.Comments back to top
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