Empress and Earl Size:XS: 20 x 15cm People enjoying the hot weather

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

S United States at Le Havre

'Gossip in the hold'

Original is oil on canvas laid on panel 56x23

Empress and Earl Size:XS: 20 x 15cm People enjoying the hot weather'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