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Queen Victoria's Life in Prints

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Queen Victoria's Life in Prints [HerMajesty the Queen.] [Engraved by W.H. Simmons, 1877.] EL 1839. [EL: artist's monogram.] [Ref: 23011 ]   £280.00   Last Sunday ITV aired the first episode of their new drama 'Victoria', evidence that the fascination with the life of Queen Victoria continues. Rather like our own modern media’s fascination with the young generations of the British Royal Family, the general public couldn’t get enough insights into the life of their young monarch. Victorian England was so intrigued by her daily life that a huge range of prints were made capturing unseen moments as well as the public. To theQueen's Most Excellent Majesty, This Portrait of Her Royal Consort, PrinceAlbert of Saxe Coburg & Gotha, Duke of Saxony, &c.&c. Painted by F. Hanfstaengl, of Gotha. M & N Hanhart, Lith. Printers. Drawn on Stone by J.H.  [Ref: 24064 ]   £190.00   At the end of this week’s episode Victo