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  2. 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras (painting) - Wikipedia

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    She became better known as Lady Butler after her marriage to William Butler in 1877. The painting is 97.2 centimeters (38.3 in) high and 216.2 centimeters (85.1 in) wide. It is in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. [1]

  3. Governess - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, governesses taught "the three Rs" (reading, writing, and arithmetic) [5] to young children.They also taught the "accomplishments" expected of upper-class and middle-class women to the young girls under their care, such as French or another language, the piano or another musical instrument, and often painting (usually the more ladylike watercolours, rather than oils) or poetry.

  4. Victorian painting - Wikipedia

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    British painting had been strongly influenced by Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792), the first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, who believed that the purpose of art was "to conceive and represent their subjects in a poetical manner, not confined to mere matter of fact", and that artists should aspire to emulate the Italian Renaissance painter Raphael in making their subjects appear as close ...

  5. The Roll Call - Wikipedia

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    Lady Butler developed a reputation for her military pictures after the favourable reception of this painting. It was followed by a series of military paintings, Quatre Bras in 1875, and then two more Crimean paintings, Balaclava and Inkermann , exhibited at the Fine Art Society in 1876 and 1877.

  6. Court uniform and dress in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Court uniform came into being in the early nineteenth century. Two orders of dress are prescribed: full dress and levée dress. The full-dress uniform consists of a dark blue high-collar jacket with gold oak-leaf embroidery on the chest, cuffs and long tails; white breeches and stockings; and a cocked hat edged with ostrich feathers.

  7. List of portraits by Frank Weston Benson - Wikipedia

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    The girls are highlighted by sunlight through the trees. [6] SIRIS Collection Number 36120869 [3] Girl with Pink Bow: oil on canvas: 1905: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA: 30 in x 25 in (76.2 cm x 63.5 cm) The painting is of the artist's daughter Sylvia. SIRIS Collection Number 82190232 [3] Girl with Pink Bow: oil on ...

  8. Victorian fashion - Wikipedia

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    The silhouette changed once again as the Victorian era drew to a close. The shape was essentially an inverted triangle, with a wide-brimmed hat on top, a full upper body with puffed sleeves, no bustle, and a skirt that narrowed at the ankles [11] (the hobble skirt was a fad shortly after the end of the Victorian era). The enormous wide-brimmed ...

  9. Victorian decorative arts - Wikipedia

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    Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements of what is typically termed "Victorian" architecture did ...

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