Theodore Blake Wirgman

Thomas Wirgman Upjohn, Theodore Blake's grandfather, wrote books on Kant, the German philosopher.

His sister Clara E. married into the French family Thevenard, and his brother George F. emigrated to Uruguay, and had 16 children with Celedonia Guerrero Muñoz.

[3] His early career saw him working in Paris for a time, but he eventually returned to London, where he established a reputation as a skilled portrait artist.

Among Wirgman’s most notable works is "Peace with Honour", which depicts Queen Victoria and Disraeli in the visitors’ sitting room at Osborne House in July 1878, following the signing of the Berlin Treaty.

This work, now part of the Royal Collection, underscores Wirgman’s ability to immortalize pivotal moments in British history.