Anna Oscara Steffen (née von Sydow); Halliday Sparling; May Morris; Gustaf Steffen
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Anna Oscara Steffen (née von Sydow); Halliday Sparling; May Morris; Gustaf Steffen
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, circa 1892-1893
2 3/4 in. x 3 1/2 in. (70 mm x 89 mm) overall
Given by Robert R. Steele, 1939
Photographs Collection
NPG x32598
Sittersback to top
- Mary ('May') Morris (1862-1938), Designer and craftswoman; daughter of William Morris. Sitter in 60 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- Henry Halliday Sparling (1860-1924), Editor and journalist; member of the Hammersmith Branch of the Socialist League and the Hammersmith Socialist Society; husband of Mary ('May') Morris. Sitter in 4 portraits, Artist or producer of 2 portraits. Identify
- Anna Oscara Steffen (née von Sydow) (1864-1956), Wife of Gustaf Steffen. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Gustaf Steffen (1844-1929), Swedish economist. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.
Events of 1892back to top
Current affairs
Gladstone's fourth and final term as Prime Minister begins, and is again dominated by the issue of Home Rule as he attempts to push through the third Home Rule Bill.The first Indian MP, Dadabhai Naoroji wins the seat for Finsbury Central, and Keir Hardie becomes the first MP for the Independent Labour Party, winning the seat for West Ham.
Art and science
William Butler Yeats forms the National Literary Society in Dublin, and also publishes The Countess Cathleen, a short play and his first contribution to Irish poetic drama.Rudolf Diesel is issued a patent for his internal combustion engine; Diesel's engine eventually replaces steam power.
The Nutcracker, based upon a story by E. T. A. Hoffman, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has its premier in St Petersburg.
International
Fifteen year old Annie Moore, from Ireland, is the first person to enter the United States through Ellis Island, newly opened as the point of reception for all new immigrants. Between 1892-1924, more than twenty million immigrants passed through Ellis Island.The Falkland Islands, east of the South American mainland, become a British colony.
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