Empress and Earl Size:XS: 20 x 15cm Three views of old London

Three views of old London Bridge and its temporary wooden replacement

Original is oil on canvas 63

with horse drawn vehicles and the clock of St Magnus the Martyr in the foreground

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

25th March 1922

Empress and Earl Size:XS: 20 x 15cm Three views of old London'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