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[[File:Sir Francis Grant's Portrait of Queen Victoria.jpg|thumb|[[Sir Francis Grant]]'s Portrait of Queen Victoria, 1843.]]
[[File:Sir Francis Grant's Portrait of Queen Victoria.jpg|thumb|[[Sir Francis Grant]]'s Portrait of Queen Victoria, 1843.]]
'''The Victorian era''' was the period in [[Great Britain]] under the long-lived [[Queen Victoria]] who reigned from 1837 to 1901. The term is also used to describe later nineteenth century western society in general with its strong moral standards and sharply defined gender roles. An age characterized by rapid scientific and technological advance like the steamship and the telegraph; and the rice of population, refined sensibilities and prosperity.
'''The Victorian era''' was the period in [[Great Britain]] under the long-lived [[Queen Victoria]] who reigned from 1837 to 1901. The term is also used to describe later nineteenth century western society in general with its strong moral standards and sharply defined gender roles. An age characterized by rapid scientific and technological advance like the steamship, the photography, the electric power supply, and the telegraph; and the rice of population, refined sensibilities and prosperity.
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People living in Victorian times were resourceful and inventive. Industry was well developed and there was significant input to the infrastructure (including roads, transport systems, drainage and water supplies) of towns and cities. Throughout the Victorian Empire (which included many countries around the world) railways were established, roads and civic buildings constructed, schools and libraries built, and water and sewage services provided to many homes. [http://www.jeron.je/thatwasjersey/eng.html] In 1882, [[Thomas Edison]] opened the world’s first steam-powered electricity generating station in London.
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Victorian painters include [[William Turner|Joseph Mallord William Turner]], [[John William Waterhouse]], [[George Frederick Watts]], Lord Leighton, E. J. Poynter, [[Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema]], [[James Whistler|James Abbott McNeill Whistler]], Edwin Weeks, Albert Moore and William Stephen Coleman.
Victorian painters include [[William Turner|Joseph Mallord William Turner]], [[John William Waterhouse]], [[George Frederick Watts]], Lord Leighton, E. J. Poynter, [[Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema]], [[James Whistler|James Abbott McNeill Whistler]], Edwin Weeks, Albert Moore and William Stephen Coleman.