William Edward Forster MP Khufu carrying two pails of water

carrying two pails of water

He was also a member of the Goldsmiths' Company

in the mists and gloom at the figure's feet

Panoramic view of London from Buckingham Palace looking down St James's Park towards Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster

William Edward Forster MP Khufu carrying two pails of waterWilliam Edward Forster MP, 1878. Forster was a Quaker and Liberal member of parliament. He helped his father distribute relief to the famine stricken population in Ireland in 1846, and Ireland was always one of his main concerns. He was also Under Secretary of State for the Colonies and Rector of Aberdeen University. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art,