On 4th September 1841 Albert Joseph Moore was born.
In December 1854 Henry Holiday [aged 15] entered the Royal Academy Schools as a probationer. His fellow students included Simeon Solomon [aged 14], Albert Moore [aged 13], William Blake Richmond [aged 12], William De Morgan [aged 15], Frederick Walker, and Marcus Stone [aged 14].
1861. Albert Joseph Moore [aged 19]. "The Mother of Sisera looked out of a Window". Model Fanny Entwhistle aka Eaton [aged 25].
1864-1866. Albert Joseph Moore [aged 22]. "The Shulamite".
1866. Albert Joseph Moore [aged 24]. "Pomegranites".
1866. Albert Joseph Moore [aged 24]. "Apricots". Shown at the Royal Academy in 1866 together with a smaller unrelated painting, 'Pomegranates', which was bequeathed to the Guildhall Art Gallery, London, by Cecil French in 1954.
1869. Albert Joseph Moore [aged 27]. "A Garden".
1874. Albert Joseph Moore [aged 32]. "Shells".
1875-1880. Albert Joseph Moore [aged 33]. "Canaries".
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Around 1877. Albert Joseph Moore [aged 35]. "A Reader".
1877. Albert Joseph Moore [aged 35]. "Sapphires".
1887. Albert Joseph Moore [aged 45]. "Midsummer".
On 25th September 1893 Albert Joseph Moore [aged 52] died.