1. Sir John A. Macdonald
"The Festival" by Sir Edward John Poynter, completed in 1875 is a very striking painting. A recent acquisition of the Art Institute of Chicago, it is housed in Gallery two twenty six, which contains works by Dante Gabriel Rosetti, of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Part of the Aesthetic Movement, the "Classical revival was also a reaction against the predominance of Ruskin and the Pre-Raphaelites in the 1850s." Often said to be one of the most obscure and underappreciated of the Victorian painters, "there are two main reasons why Poynter has been neglected. First, his reputation has always been overshadowed by that of Leighton Secondly; it was Poynter's misfortune to live too long into the twentieth century.".
President of the Royal Academy in London, Poynter received most of his training in Rome where he closely studied the works of Michelangelo. "Poynter was an outstanding draughtsman in the academic tradition, who loved drawing for its own sake, and he made numerous fluent studies, many of them in black chalk, for each of his paintings." Furthermore, Poynter painted mostly religious and biblical figures, although "Despite impeccable Academic credentials, Poynter's work was surprisingly wide in range and eclectic influences [He] was closely connected with the Pre-Raphaelite circle." .
This image, which is approximately three and a half feet tall and two feet wide, exhibits neo-classical style. It was painted in oil, which is evident by the three dimensional illusion that the painting gives. Two women are depicted clothed in large, heavily draped attire. One of the women is perched upon a ladder; hanging up floral garland (the title gives some inclination as to the intention of their activities) while the other is seated on what appears to be a step. At her feet lay the heads of many roses, in a variety of colors. A basket holds many more. Poynter conveyed a scene of obviously upper class women decorating for what I would assume to be some sort of formal affair.
Sir Patrick Spens Historical Background (Abridged) 1. ... The only evidence of a real Sir Patrick Spens is a burial mound in the Orkney Islands. ... The events covered in "Sir Patrick Spens" were of crucial importance in the Scottish politics of the time. ... This was a blow to Edward's scheme, but worse for Scotland. ... Edward arranged for one of these, John Balliol, to succeed, but this sparked rebellion. ...
John Balliol and Robert the Bruce were the two obvious candidates for the crown. ... As soon as Balliol was made king, Edward began to exploit him. ... Edward's army murdered, raped and pillaged the Scottish people, which gave Edward the moniker "Hammer of Scotland". ... King Edward's son, Edward II, was a much weaker ruler than his father. ... Although the English vastly outnumbered Robert the Bruce's army, Bruce, along with his lieutenant, Sir James Douglas, were brilliant military strategists. ...
Yet the identity of its author, Sir Thomas Malory, the knight prisoner, remains as elusive and as mysterious as the knights who inhabit his book. ... His father, John Malory, was an esquire with land in all three counties, but was primarily a Warwickshire man, being twice sheriff, five times M.P. and for many years a justice of the peace for that county. John married Philippa Chetwynd, and they had at least three daughters, and one son, Thomas, who was probably born in 1416. ... The epilogue tells us that "this book was ended the ninth year of the reign of King Edward the Fourth 1470, by Sir T...
King Edward VI of England Edward VI was the legitimate son of Henry VIII. ... At first uncle Edward Seymour was given Protectorship, but about ten years later John Dudley, duke of Nothumberland, took over the job. ... This is where the Protectorship switched over to John Dudley, duke of Northumberland, he saw that the wealthy landowners were more influential in the situation and went with them. ... John Dudley becoming Protector seemed to be a fairly good turn for England. ... There were many problems during Edward's reign. ...
Sir John Franklin was born on April 16th, 1786 in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England. ... These battles were during the Napoleonic Wars (Franklin, Sir John, 1). ... Sir John Franklin was also presented with a silver plate by the people of Spilsby (Sir John Franklin, 1). From 1836 to 1842 Sir John Franklin was lieutenant governor of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), where he established a college and scientific society (Franklin, Sir John, 1). ... Sir Robert McClure's search party traveled Sir John Franklin's voyage. ...
John McCrae John McCrae, whose name was commemorated on the window at McGill University with this description "Pathologist, Poet, Solider, Physician, Man Among Men". ... They had two sons and a daughter: John, Thomas and Geills. ... In 1899, he trained under the famous Sir William Osler at John Hopkins Hospital. ... When he relieved his commander, Colonel Edward Morrison, McCrae became in charge of directing the firing of the 16 and 17-pounded guns. ... Not only was John a solider, physician, pathologist, but he was also a poet. ...
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