Encaenia at the University of Oxford
1 portrait of William Inge
Encaenia at the University of Oxford
by Unknown photographer
printing-out paper print, 21 June 1899
8 1/2 in. x 11 1/2 in. (217 mm x 291 mm) image size
Given by Martin Plaut, 2012
Primary Collection
NPG P1700(43)
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6584 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Sir William Reynell Anson, 3rd Bt (1843-1914), Politician and warden of All Souls College, Oxford. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- George Granville Bradley (1821-1903), Dean of Westminster and schoolmaster. Sitter in 8 portraits. Identify
- Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1849-1917), Politician and viceroy of India. Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Thomas Fowler (1832-1904), Philosopher and university administrator; President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- King George V (1865-1936), Reigned 1910-36. Sitter in 488 portraits. Identify
- William Inge (1829-1903), Chaplain; Provost of Worcester College, Oxford. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), Field Marshal. Sitter in 150 portraits.
- Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902), Imperialist, statesman in South Africa and mining entrepreneur. Sitter in 26 portraits.
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- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Oxfordshire (Oriel Square, University Of Oxford, Oxford)
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Events of 1899back to top
Current affairs
George Nathaniel Curzon, Lord Curzon, is appointed Viceroy of India, pursuing a mixed policy of forceful control and conciliation. Curzon's inquiries into Indian administration result in legislation in areas including education, irrigation, and policing. The Board of Education is created to co-ordinate the work of higher grade elementary schools, county technical schools and endowed grammar schools, also setting up a register of teachers.Art and science
The Italian Guglielmo Marconi transmits the first wireless telegraph, between France and England across the English Channel, a distance of 32 miles. Marconi's production of waves over long distances lays the foundations for the development of the radio. Later this year, Marconi demonstrates his invention in America, at the Cup yacht race, and for the American navy.International
Outbreak of the second Boer war, fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer Republics of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. Despite a disastrous start, Britain quickly won the war, although guerilla warfare continued until 1902, leading to the introduction of concentration camps by British commander Lord Kitchener, a measure which contributes to the British public's growing disillusionment with the campaign.Comments back to top
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