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The '''Victorian Age''' 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. Victorian painters include [[John William Waterhouse]], [[George Frederick Watts]], Lord Leighton, E. J. Poynter, [[Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema ]], Edwin Weeks, Albert Moore and William Stephen Coleman. | The '''Victorian Age''' 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. Victorian painters include [[John William Waterhouse]], [[George Frederick Watts]], Lord Leighton, E. J. Poynter, [[Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema ]], Edwin Weeks, Albert Moore and William Stephen Coleman. | ||
[[File:Alma Tadema.jpg|thumb|Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema.]] | [[File:Alma Tadema.jpg|thumb|Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema.]] | ||
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[[Image:Coleman May.jpg|thumb|left|May by William Stephen Coleman]] | [[Image:Coleman May.jpg|thumb|left|May by William Stephen Coleman]] | ||
[[File:Ellen Terry - Choosing by George Frederic Watts ca 1864.jpg|thumb|center|Ellen Terry (Choosing) by [[George Frederick Watts]], ca. 1864.]] | [[File:Ellen Terry - Choosing by George Frederic Watts ca 1864.jpg|thumb|center|Ellen Terry (Choosing) by [[George Frederick Watts]], ca. 1864.]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:23, April 8, 2014
The Victorian Age 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. Victorian painters include John William Waterhouse, George Frederick Watts, Lord Leighton, E. J. Poynter, Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema , Edwin Weeks, Albert Moore and William Stephen Coleman.
Ellen Terry (Choosing) by George Frederick Watts, ca. 1864.
Sources
- The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.