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Lady Lever Art Gallery is in Port Sunlight.
Before 1815 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 59). Portrait of Amy Lyon aka Emma Hart Lady Hamilton (age 49). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1854 to 1855. William Holman Hunt (age 26). "The Scapegoat". In the collecttion of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1858. John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 28). "Spring aka Apple Blossoms". Model far left Sophie Gray (age 14). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map]. See The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais pages 328-331.
1860. John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 30). "The Black Brunswickers". Model Catherine "Kate" Perugini nee Dickens (age 20). On the wall of the room is an engraving of a painting by J L David (1748-1825), which depicts Napoleon crossing the Alps. It serves as a reminder of Waterloo. The The Black Brunswickers suffered severe losses at the battle of Quatre Bras at Waterloo in 1815. In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1874 to 1877. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 40). "The Beguiling of Merlin". Model Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 30). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map]. The painting was commissioned by Frederick Richards Leyland (age 42).
Between 1875 and 1878. Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 46). The Blessed Damozel. Models centre Alice aka Alexa Wilding (age 28), probably left-hand angel Mary "May" Morris (age 12). The first four verses of his poem The Blessed Damozel are written on the frame. In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1883. William Ewart Gladstone (age 73) by Edward Onslow Ford (age 30). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1883. Marble bust of William Ewart Gladstone (age 73) by Edward Onslow Ford (age 30). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
Before 1890. John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 60). "Bubbles". In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1890. "Dancing". Edward Onslow Ford (age 37). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map]. Originally displayed at Lord Lever's London home The Hill, Hampstead. In 1922 it was moved to the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map] and displayed outside the south entrance.
1890. "Linus". Edward Onslow Ford (age 37). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map]. Originally displayed at Lord Lever's London home The Hill, Hampstead. In 1922 it was moved to the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map] and displayed outside the south entrance.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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1890. William Holman Hunt (age 62). "May Morning on Magdalen Tower". In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1895. "Echo" by Edward Onslow Ford (age 42). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1895. Bust of James Lever (age 85), father of William Lever 1st Viscount Leverhulme (age 43) by Edward Onslow Ford (age 42). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
James Lever: In 1810 he was born. Before 19th September 1851 he and Eliza Hesketh were married. On 25th May 1897 he died.
1900. Marble bust of William Lever 1st Viscount Leverhulme (age 48) by Edward Onslow Ford (age 47). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1901. "Snowdrift". Marble, green onyx for base, with lapis lazuli below with silver mounts, and black marble below. The last work of Edward Onslow Ford (age 48). Completed following his death. In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map]. In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1908. Originally "Feronia", renamed "The Wood Nymph". Frederick William Pomeroy (age 51). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
Around 1914. "Fiammetta". Francis Derwent Wood (age 42). Modelled in plaster with a bronze patina. In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1918. "The Penitent Thief". Francis Derwent Wood (age 46). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
1920. "Psyche" by Francis Derwent Wood (age 48). Bronze. In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
The Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map] is a museum founded and built by the industrialist and philanthropist William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (age 70) and opened in 1922.
1929. "Diana" by Gilbert Bayes (age 56). Puchased by William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 40). Presented to the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map] in memory of his friend the architect Segar Segar-Owen who helped design the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map].
Around 1930. Bronze sculpture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map] by an unknown artist.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
1934. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 43). "Jeunesse Dorée (Gilded Youth)". Portrait of Kathleen Woodward (age 21). Painted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. It was bought for £1000 by William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 45), for his Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map] on the very first day of the show.
1942. "Deidre" by Jacob Epstein (age 61). Bought by the trustees of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map] in 1948. Deirdre was Epstein's family cook and housekeeper from 1939-42 whom he sculpted three times.