Rights & Rebellions in Victorian Art

13min 12 stops
English

The long nineteenth century was a period of major social, political, and economic upheaval. This tour explores how artists of the Victorian period contributed to wider debates surrounding poverty, justice and liberty.

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Introduction

01:21 | Picture Gallery

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The Press Gang by George Morland

00:41 | Picture Gallery

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Relatives in Bond by John Evan Hodgson

01:18 | Picture Gallery

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The Cauld Blast by Joshua Hargrave Sams Mann

00:54 | Picture Gallery

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Newgate: Committed for Trial by Frank Holl

00:55 | Picture Gallery

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Applicants for Admission to a Casual Ward by Luke Fildes

01:05 | Picture Gallery

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Licensing the Beggars in Spain by John Bagnold Burgess

00:59 | Picture Gallery

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A State Secret by John Pettie

00:55 | Picture Gallery

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The Suppliants by Edwin Long

01:03 | Picture Gallery

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The Princes in the Tower by John Everett Millais

01:01 | Picture Gallery

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Princess Elizabeth in Prison at St James's by John Everett Millais

00:54 | Picture Gallery

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The Babylonian Marriage Market by Edwin Long

01:04 | Picture Gallery

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Featured artworks

The Press-Gang

Relatives in Bond

The Cauld Blast

Newgate: Committed for Trial

Venue

Royal Holloway Picture Gallery

Egham

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