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Lord Augustus Loftus, governor of New South Wales, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Lord Augustus Loftus, governor of New South Wales, 1880. He started his diplomatic career in 1837 as attaché in Berlin. In 1848 he accompanied Sir Stratford Canning on visits to the royal courts of Berlin, Vienna, Munich and Athens just before the outbreaks of the 1848 revolutions that shook Europe. He rose through the ranks holding posts in Stuttgardt, Berlin and Vienna. In 1862 he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia. In 1866 he was made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. He took a leading role in the negotiations that ended in the Treaty of Berlin of 1878. In 1879 he was appointed governor of New South Wales, after requesting such a transfer to Lord Salisbury. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper. (Conducted by G. C. Whitfield.) (London, 1876-1883).
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Lord Augustus Loftus, governor of New South Wales, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
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Lord Augustus Loftus, governor of New South Wales, 1880. He started his diplomatic career in 1837 as attaché in Berlin. In 1848 he accompanied Sir Stratford Canning on visits to the royal courts of Berlin, Vienna, Munich and Athens just before the outbreaks of the 1848 revolutions that shook Europe. He rose through the ranks holding posts in Stuttgardt, Berlin and Vienna. In 1862 he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia. In 1866 he was made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. He took a leading role in the negotiations that ended in the Treaty of Berlin of 1878. In 1879 he was appointed governor of New South Wales, after requesting such a transfer to Lord Salisbury. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper. (Conducted by G. C. Whitfield.) (London, 1876-1883).
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3758 x 4656 px | 50.1 MB
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31.8 x 39.4 cm | 12.5 x 15.5 in (300 dpi)
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