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| Catégorie de l'objet : | Communication Artifacts |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Art |
| Matériaux : | Ink Wood, Pine? Paper |
| Technique de fabrication : | Printed Painted |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1999.17.1 |
| Description : | Portrait of a middle aged woman sitting in profile. She has one hand on a table and one hand raised to chin. |
| Commentaires : | Born in Kensington Palace in London on May 24, 1819, Alexandrina Victoria was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Victoire, Duchess of Amorbach. She was the answer to the question of succession for the British monarchy; her uncles, George IV, Frederick Duke of York, and William IV, were unable to produce any legitimate heirs who survived. Victoria's father died shortly after her birth and she was raised by her controlling mother. She ascended the throne at the age of eighteen following the death of her uncle, William IV. Victoria's advisor, Viscount Melbourne, pressed her to marry to ensure a guaranteed succession. Her mother and uncles desired to keep the marriage within the Coburg family. In 1839, she met her cousin Prince Albert for the second time and she fell in love. Victoria proposed since Albert could not on account of her royal status and they were married February, 1840. With Prince Albert, Queen Victoria had nine children: Victoria, Edward VII, Alice, Alfred Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Helena, Louise, Arthur, Duke of Connaught, Leopold, Duke of Albany, and Beatrice. During Victoria's pregnancies, Albert assumed a more visible role completing her ceremonial functions and became an important advisor. Following Albert's death in December, 1861, Victoria entered a deep depression and abandoned her public duties. She wore black for the remainder of her reign as a sign of mourning for her husband. Her absence from public life was criticized which stirred up a widespread republican sentiment. In the early 1870s, however, Victoria reemerged with the encouragement of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. The monarch regained popularity as she became a symbol of Britain and its increasing imperial attentions. In 1877, Victoria became Empress of India through the Royal Titles Act passed by Disraeli's government. 1897 marked Victoria's Diamond Jubilee as Queen; a reign that saw the monarchy assume an increasingly ceremonial role in English government as well as the rise of the age of industrialism and the expansion of the British Empire. Victoria passed away January, 1901 with the Boer War ongoing in Africa. She was buried at Windsor in the Frogmore Royal Mausoleum next to Albert. As reigning monarch of the British Empire in 1867, Queen Victoria ruled during the establishment of the Constitution Act that led to the confederation of four provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec. The country still remains part of the Commonwealth with the British monarch as the country's constitutional monarch. The cities of Victoria, British Columbia and Regina, Saskatchewan are named in her honour as are numerous parks, schools, and civil structures across the country. The Monday on or before May 24, Victoria's birthday, is celebrated as a statutory holiday. http://www.pbs.org/empires/victoria/history/index.html http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensoftheUnitedKingdom/TheHanoverians/Victoria.aspx |
| Hauteur : | 65.5 |
| Longueur : | 53.5 |
| Largeur : | 6.5 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Établissement : | Apple Capital Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Berwick |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |
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