Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft.

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Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837, (1932). The busts represent prominent personalities from Victoria's (1819-1901) reign: Albert, Prince Consort (1819-1861); Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), Poet Laureate; Charles Darwin (1809-1882), naturalist; Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830-1903), Prime Minister; William Gladstone (1809-1898), Prime Minister; WG Grace (1848-1915), English cricketer; Nellie Farren (1848-1904), actress and singer. From Kings and Queens by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon, illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft [Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1932]

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People Information

Creator

Rosalind Thornycroft, attributed to: British: Artist

Subject

Queen Victoria: British: Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, artist, Empress of India
Prince Albert: German: Prince Consort
Alfred Lord Tennyson: British: Poet laureate
Charles Darwin: British: Naturalist, geologist and biologist
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil: British: Politician, Prime Minister
William Ewart Gladstone: British; English: Prime Minister of Great Britain, politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
WG Grace: British: Cricketer, sportsman
Nellie Farren: British: Actress