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George Vance Smith
19 of 26 portraits matching these criteria:
- set matching 'Revisors of the New Testament by Walker'
by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen print, published 1874
3 1/2 in. x 2 1/4 in. (90 mm x 58 mm) image size
NPG Ax29251
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George Vance Smith (circa 1816-1902), Unitarian minister and biblical scholar. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Samuel Alexander Walker (1841-1922), Photographer; son of William Walker. Artist associated with 200 portraits.
Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (photographer's studio, 64 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, London)
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Portraits of the Revisors of the New Testament: photographs by Samuel Alexander Walker, published 1874
Disraeli becomes Prime Minister for the second time, winning the general election and giving the Conservative party its first absolute majority since the 1840s.
Professional opportunities for women develop, with the opening of the London School of Economics to women, the foundation of the London School of Medicine for Women and the Women's Protective and Provident League.
The Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, Printmakers, etc., including Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Camille Pissarro organise an exhibition in Paris. Art critic Louis Leroy gives the group its name, criticising Monet's Impression, Sunrise for being merely an unfinished 'impression'. Impressionism becomes recognisable for techniques such as short, broken brushstrokes barely conveying forms, pure unblended colours, and an emphasis on the effects of light.
Britain annexes the Gold Coast, the region on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, now the independent nation of Ghana, following the second Ashanti war. The Treaty of Fomena secured massive financial reparations for the British, and strengthened their hold on the prosperous resources and trade routes in the regions. However, weakening the Ashanti tribe greatly destabilised the area.
Lives and Letters
Photographic holdings - Albums 1-75