Empress and Earl Size:XS: 20 x 15cm The title of 'The Queen's

The title of 'The Queen's Nursery' possibly refers to a school for young actors established on the site in 1664

Original is oil on canvas laid on panel 56x23

Original is oil on canvas 63

People enjoying the hot weather at the Oasis outdoor swimming pool Lido

'Gossip in the hold'

Empress and Earl Size:XS: 20 x 15cm The title of 'The Queen's'Empress and Earl', 1876. The Conservative Prime Minister, Disraeli, accepts the title of Earl of Beaconsfield from Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. At the beginning of 1876, he had been instrumental in pushing the Royal Titles Bill through parliament, a Bill that gave Victoria the new title of Empress of India. So, one good turn deserved another. Disraeli had previously been offered a title, which he had refused. He had more recently been offered a