works for them (abcgallery, par.1). One of these, a private painting commissioned by Queen Victoria, was to be given to Prince Albert as a birthday present. She wanted her pure femininity to show through in this picture, so she was depicted in common clothing, with a sultry look, lounging against a red pillow, with her hair loose and no reference to her royal position. The prince reportedly loved the “secret painting”, which is now in the royal collection in Windsor (abcgallery, par. 4). Although
the one of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, that is unique when compared to other’s in history. While being a hopeful story, it is also one of sadness. There were numerous significant details of their love that stuck out the most, as to all stories like it. The love story of Victoria and Albert was truly great because of the devotion to each other that showed itself in their love at first sight, marriage, their children, Albert’s death, Victoria’s life without Albert, and even in the legacy of their
In America the practice of body piercing is everywhere, especially among young people, who are getting several parts of their bodies pierced either as an affirmation of their personal individuality, as a means of sexual gratification or stimulation, a reclamation of their bodies from physical or emotional trauma, or for as a means of adornment. Whatever the reason, it's widespread. Body piercing is the piercing of the ears, nose, septum, cheeks, lip, tongue, nipples, navel, clitoris, labia, penis
Not many people are able to say that. Not only was she a famous actress, but she was also a famous princess. Long live Princess Grace. Works Cited “Grace Kelly Biography.” Bio.com A & E Networks Television n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2014 “Grace Kelly & Prince Rainier III” People 45.6 (1996): 144. Academic Search Premier. Web.21.Jan.2014 Kehoe, John. “Grace Kelly.” Biography 3.8 (1999):116. Academic Search Premier. Web.21.Jan.2014 Martin, Pete. “I Call on Princess Grace.” Saturday Evening Post 232.31 (1960):
June 20, 1837, King William IV died from a heart attack and Victoria succeeded to the throne of England. Victoria met a man named Albert in 1836. They were both 17 years old and as different as could be. Victoria came from a Hanoverian dynasty known for it’s vulgar and belligerent nature. She was very strongly opinionated but she was also naive and poorly educated. Albert on the other hand, had turned himself into a pillar of virtue and self-discipline in reaction to the debauchery of his father, the
Alexandrina Victoria but Prince Regent refused to have his name (George) nor his daughters name (Charlotte Augusta) to be his god daughter’s name. She was known as Alexandrina Victoria but was nicknamed Drina, her mother always called her Victoria. All this happiness ended when her dad, the Duke of Kent, died only eight months after she was born. The reason was because he let a small fever turn into pneumonia. Only a week after the death, King George III died and Prince Regent became King George
In the Victorian Britain there was 88 minors were killed from the start of 1851 to the end of 1851 from many, many different things. I am talking about deaths in Victorian Britain and what I think the deaths mean is that the people who died, died cruelly. There may be some people who die of accidental deaths but most people die of a cruel death. The Victorians viewed death as a sad time because the deaths caused a great deal of sadness and pain to the person's family mates and friends. In Victorian
The Trent Affair The Trent Affair was the diplomatic crisis that potentially brought Great Britain and the United States closest to war during the first year of the American Civil War. Although war seemed possible, both sides managed to avoid an armed conflict, and in the process gained greater confidence in one another. Confederate President Jefferson Davis, seeking support against the North, sent diplomats James Mason of Virginia as minister to Britain and John Slidell of Louisiana as minister
Dublin 1853 Main Hall This image is a beautiful color lithograph, measuring 25 by 35 inches, which features the main hall of the Great Exhibition Building in Dublin in great detail. The hall was 425 feet in length by 100 in width, and 105 in height. In the back there is a large organ. Displayed high on the walls are flags from different countries. The building is best described by The Illustrated Dublin Exhibition Catalogue, which says: Presenting a front to Merrion-square of 300 feet, the
Flemish Painter Peter Paul Rubens A Painter and a diplomat Peter Paul Rubens, a Flemish painter and diplomat counted as the leader of the Flemish Baroque School. During the last decades of the 16th century the Flemish School of Painting was just struggling along and hadn’t produced a master in the arts for a long time. It was then that Peter Paul Rubens got his artistic training at this school and acquired his belief in the humanistic values of classical antiquity. During his lifetime Rubens acquired
wanted to know the whole story behind this sculpture because just by looking at it; you couldn’t really tell what was going on between the two objects in the sculpture. The individual who designed this sculpture was a Danish artist; his name is Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen. The Ganymede and the Eagle were created from 1817 – 1829 in Europe, Denmark. Bertel Thorvaldsen, also spelled Thorwaldsen was