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The Village Recruit is an 1805 genre painting by the Scottish artist David Wilkie. [1] [2] Painted at the time of the Napoleonic Wars it shows a recruiting party of the British Army in a country tavern where one young man has just enlisted and prepares to spend his King's shilling on further alcohol. [3]
A shilling of George III, king at the turn of the 19th century.. The King's shilling, sometimes called the Queen's shilling when the Sovereign is female, [1] is a historical slang term referring to the earnest payment of one shilling given to recruits to the armed forces of the United Kingdom in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, although the practice dates back to the end of the English Civil ...
Delilah Dirk is a series of action adventure graphic novels following adventures of the titular character, Delilah Dirk. [1] Written and illustrated by Tony Cliff, Delilah Dirk started as a webcomic, [2] and now consists of three full graphic novels and one shorter story.
Jonathan Yeo. Yeo had four sittings with the King, beginning when Charles was Prince of Wales in June 2021 at Highgrove, and later at Clarence House. The last sitting took place in November 2023 ...
Artist Jonathan Yeo and King Charles III stand in front of the portrait at Buckingham Palace on May 14, 2024 in London. Aaron Chown-WPA Pool/Getty Images Artist Jonathan Yeo is overjoyed by the ...
Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed. Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed, rarely known as The Imprudence of Candaules, [1] is a 45.1 by 55.9 cm (17.8 by 22.0 in) oil painting on canvas by English artist William Etty, first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1830.
King Charles III. King Charles III just unveiled his first portrait as king, but not everyone is as excited about the work of art as he is.. The painting, which is hanging at Buckingham Palace ...
The painting is an oil-on-canvas painting and measures 59 + 1 ⁄ 2 by 39 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (151 by 100 cm). [1] It depicts the British monarch King George VI with his consort Queen Elizabeth and their two daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, taking afternoon tea in the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park. [1]