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Charles Allston Collins is in Painters.
On 25th January 1828 Charles Allston Collins was born to [his father] William Collins (age 40). His middle name 'Allston' the surname of his father's friend the American painter Washington Allston.
Before 1847. Charles Allston Collins (age 18). Portrait of [his father] William Collins (age 58), the artist's father.
William Collins: In 1788 he was born. In 1847 he died.
In 1847 [his father] William Collins (age 59) died.
1850. Charles Allston Collins (age 21). "Berengaria's Alarm for the Safety of Her Husband, Richard Coeur de Lion, Awakened by the Sight of His Girdle Offered for Sale at Rome".
Around 1851 in an undated letter, Charles Allston Collins (age 22) wrote to Holman Hunt: "I have been very much occupied lately having taken the trouble of persuading a young lady [Sarah Eliza Hackett (age 19)] to sit, who struck both Millais and myself as having possessed a very beautiful head – she was a friend of a friend of mine so after some trouble I managed to secure her, but I have been obliged to hurry very much as her time was limited. I had to pursue her to her own house and take sittings there, getting up very early for this purpose."
1851. Charles Allston Collins (age 22). "A Good Harvest of 1854".
1851. Charles Allston Collins (age 22). "May, in the Regent's Park".
1851 to 1852. Charles Allston Collins (age 22). "The Devout Childhood of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary". Detroit Institute of Arts, United States of America.
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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Before 13th May 1851. Charles Allston Collins (age 23). Study for Convent Thoughts.
Before 13th May 1851. Letter from Charles Allston Collins (age 23) to William Holman Hunt (age 24) regarding the picture "Convent Thoughts".
In or after June 1851. Charles Allston Collins (age 23). "Convent Thoughts". The passion flower symbolising the Passion of Christ. The missal in her left hand shows the Annunciation and Crucifixion. The model Sarah Eliza Hackett (age 19). The artist had borrowed the same costume fot the nun that William Holman Hunt (age 24) has used for Claudio and Isabella. The flowers were all painted from nature in the garden of Thomas Combe's home in the quadrangle of the Clarendon Press in Oxford.
1853. Charles Allston Collins (age 24). Portrait of (probably) [his future wife] Catherine "Kate" Perugini nee Dickens (age 13), the artist's wife.
The Diary of George Price Boyce 1853. 6th January 1853. To Rossetti's (age 24), Blackfriars Bridge. Met there W. Holman Hunt (age 25), J. E. Millais (age 23), J. P. Seddon (age 25), Clayton (age 25), Munro (age 27), whose charming group of Francesca and her lover was in Rossetti's studio, Stephens, Blanchard, C. Lucy, a Scotchman and a foreigner. Millais somewhat egotistical and little real, his attention being easily distracted. He jerked out some good remarks. Spoke highly of Ruskin (age 33) as a friend of Art; said that Mrs. R (age 24). was sitting for one of his pictures. Hunt struck me as a thoroughly genuine, humorous, good-hearted, straightforward English-like fellow. Said he was bound for Syria before long. Millais spoke highly of Charles Collins (age 24) as a good religious man?
In 1860 Charles Allston Collins (age 31) and Catherine "Kate" Perugini nee Dickens (age 20) were married.
Around 1865. Charles Allston Collins (age 36). Portrait of Wilkie Collins, the artist's brother.
On 9th April 1873 Charles Allston Collins (age 45) died of cancer. He was buried at Brompton Cemetery, Kensington.
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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 4th June 1874 Charles Edward Perugini (age 34) and [his former wife] Catherine "Kate" Perugini nee Dickens (age 34) were married at St. Paul's Church in Wilton Place, Knightsbridge. The guests included Georgina Hogarth, Mamie Dickens, Francis Jeffrey Dickens, Henry Fielding Dickens and Sir John Everett Millais (age 44). They had married earlier, 1st September 1839, at a registry office, with witnesses, and strangers, Henry Thomas Mitcham and Ernest Edward Earle.
On 9th May 1929 [his former wife] Catherine "Kate" Perugini nee Dickens (age 89) died.