![]() ![]() Painted by Thomas Jones Barker (1815–1882), Victoria is shown at Windsor Castle receiving an ambassador from East Africa (most likely based on Ali bin Nasr, governor of Mombasa), to whom she is presenting a Bible. Thomas Jones Barker (1815–1882) National Portrait Gallery, London 'The Secret of England's Greatness' (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor) Victoria spent her childhood at Kensington Palace, where she had a sheltered upbringing due to the imposed code of discipline named the 'Kensington System'. Here's a look at some of the many depictions of her on Art UK. ![]() ![]() It is likely that she regarded painting in the same way. A fiercely intelligent woman who acknowledged that her image was instrumental to her relationship with the public, some argued that she was the first royal to grasp the camera's potential power as a 'political weapon'. The age is also associated with puritanical ideals, industrialisation and arrogant imperialism, not to mention the technological advancement of photography. As a result, Queen Victoria was the most photographed and painted monarch to have ever lived (at that time). Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805–1873) (copy after) National Maritime MuseumĪ 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. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |