1824 Gallery

Adderbury Church 1824

Adderbury Church, Oxfordshire, England, view from the North East. The village of Adderbury is situated on the edge of the Cotswolds. The church is noted for its impressive steeple

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ITURBIDE, Agust�(1783-1824). Mexican general

ITURBIDE, Agust�(1783-1824). Mexican general and statesman. Emperor of Mexico (1822-1823). Allegory of his coronation by Peace, Strenght and America as Emperor Don Agust�I in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City on July 21, 1822. Painting by Jose Ignacio Paz h. 1822. Detail. Oil on canvas. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of History (Chapultepec Castle)

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Prince George, later Duke of Kent by Cyril Roberts

HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902 - 1942), fourth son of George V and Queen Mary. Despite a military education, he became the first member of the Royal family to work for the Civil Service. In 1938, he married Princess Marina of Greece with whom he had three children. Often considered the most intelligent of George V's children, the outbreak of World War II prevented him from taking up the post of Governor-General of Australia. He was tragically killed on active service, when his Sunderland boat plane, en route to Iceland, crashed into a mountainside in Northern Scotland Portrait by Cyril Roberts. Special sittings were granted to The Sphere. See picture number 12587171 for a photograph of the artist at work on the picture. Date: 1924

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