Rights & Rebellions in Victorian Art

English 13 mins 12

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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  1. Introduction

    1:20 | Picture Gallery

  2. The Press Gang by George Morland

    0:40 | Picture Gallery

  3. Relatives in Bond by John Evan Hodgson

    1:17 | Picture Gallery

  4. The Cauld Blast by Joshua Hargrave Sams Mann

    0:53 | Picture Gallery

  5. Newgate: Committed for Trial by Frank Holl

    0:54 | Picture Gallery

  6. Applicants for Admission to a Casual Ward by Luke Fildes

    1:04 | Picture Gallery

  7. Licensing the Beggars in Spain by John Bagnold Burgess

    0:58 | Picture Gallery

  8. A State Secret by John Pettie

    0:54 | Picture Gallery

  9. The Suppliants by Edwin Long

    1:02 | Picture Gallery

  10. The Princes in the Tower by John Everett Millais

    1:00 | Picture Gallery

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

    0:53 | Picture Gallery

  12. The Babylonian Marriage Market by Edwin Long

    1:03 | Picture Gallery

Featured artworks

The Press-Gang

Relatives in Bond

The Cauld Blast

Newgate: Committed for Trial