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  1. May 24, 2019 · Queen Victoria in portraits. Two hundred years ago, on 24th May 1819, Queen Victoria was born in Kensington Palace. A regal matriarch often imagined as an austere, dowdy and petite widower (she was only 4ft 11in), the 'Victorian' era has become synonymous to the personality and image of the Queen.

  2. Victorian painting refers to the distinctive styles of painting in the United Kingdom during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901). Victoria's early reign was characterised by rapid industrial development and social and political change, which made the United Kingdom one of the most powerful and advanced nations in the world.

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  4. Queen Victoria wears an emerald and diamond diadem designed by Prince Albert in 1845 and made by Joseph Kitching at a cost of £1,150. Matching drop earrings and three brooches attached to her bodice complete the parure.

  5. Victoria (1819–1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901. Shortly after her accession to the throne, Sully decided to visit his native England. The Society of the Sons of St. George, a charitable institution in Philadelphia, adopted a resolution to have Sully paint the Queen during this visit.

  6. This painting was bought by Queen Victoria from the artist’s executors and presented by her to the Gallery in 1900. The image blends youth and pageantry as the eighteen-year-old queen assumes responsibility for the world’s first industrial power.

  7. Before his appointment as Queen Victoria’s ‘Painter of History and Portrait’ in 1837, George Hayter had impressed the young Princess with his skill as a portraitist and helped her with her first attempts at oil painting.

  8. Sovereign of Queen Victoria (1839) by Royal Mint The Royal Mint Museum. The portrait of Victoria, approved for the coinage in 1838, is undoubtedly a numismatic and artistic masterpiece. The...

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