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The tondo is one of few portraits by Hirst, and depicts Queen Elizabeth II. It was made for the Government Art Collection , the official art collection of the British government. The spin painting was made using household gloss paint , on a circular canvas with a diameter of 152.4 cm (60.0 in).
6391134 Warrant Officer Class II William George Alce, The Royal Sussex Regiment, Territorial Army. S/11761 Warrant Officer Class I Wallace Bartlett, Royal Army Service Corps. 1985031 Warrant Officer Class II Gerald Joseph Bibby, MM, Corps of Royal Engineers. Major William Ellis Black (180397), Royal Regiment of Artillery.
The business was founded in 1888 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, by Godfrey Hirst, an English immigrant from Meltham, West Yorkshire, England. His Excelsior Mill, on the north bank of the Barwon River , manufactured various wool textiles until it was sold in the 1966, continuing in operation as Godfrey Hirst Carpets. [ 2 ]
Her diamond necklace and earrings, were made by Garrard & Co, jewellers for Queen Victoria's coronation, and were worn by Queen Elizabeth on the day of her coronation in 1953. [5] The portrait was publicly unveiled on 28 September 2012 by The Governor General of Australia, Dame Quentin Bryce at the National Portrait Gallery of Australia. The ...
The large diamond, found in South Africa, was presented to Edward VII on his 66th birthday. Two of the stones cut from the diamond were the 94.4-carat (18.88 g) Cullinan III, a clear pear-shaped stone, and a 63.6-carat (12.72 g) cushion-shaped stone. Queen Mary had these stones made into a brooch with the Cullinan III hanging from IV.
Shakespeare Hirst was the son of Henry Hirst and Mary Shaw, both of whom were woollen weavers. He was born in Almondbury, Yorkshire, and baptised there on 11 April 1841. While there are no records as to where Hirst was educated, the 1851 England Census Record does list him as a "scholar". Hirst had a brother, George and a sister, Ann.
The collection consisted of a ring, a pendant necklace and a bracelet that was worth a lot more than she expected. The appraiser said, "The ring with the fine ruby and the very very white diamonds ...
Godfrey II may refer to: Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine (965–1023) Godfrey II, Count of Louvain (ca. 1110 – 13 June 1142) This page was last edited on 28 ...