Images Dated 2007 October

'Prince Albert the British Farmer', 1843. Artist: Unknown

'Prince Albert the British Farmer', 1843. Cartoon of Prince Albert (1819-1861) as a farmer. Prince Albert has turned his attention to the promotion of agriculture; and if you have seen, as most probably you have, an account of the sale of Prince Albert's stock, and the prices they fetched, I have not the slightest doubt you will give one cheer more to Prince Albert as a British Farmer. - Sir Robert Peel's Speech at Tamworth, October 2, 1843. Illustration from Punch or The London Charivari, Volume V, (London, 1843)

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George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906), English secularist, 1893.Artist: W&D Downey

George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906), English secularist, 1893. Holyoake coined the term, 'secularism' (the assertion that certain practices or institutions should exist separately from religion or religious belief) and promoted the co-operative movement among lower-class workers. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

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Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928), English painter and illustrator, 1893.Artist: W&D Downey

Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928), English painter and illustrator, 1893. Best known for his pictures of dramatic historical and legendary scenes, Dicksee also was a noted painter of portraits of fashionable women, which helped to bring him success in his own time. Although not a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, many of Dicksee's paintings can be considered Pre-Raphaelite in style. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

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