Queen Victoria

1. Queen Victoria

2. Studying a royal portrait Whatcaracterizes an official royal portrait? Whichsymbolscanbefoundaroundmonarchs ? Whichelements in a painting mayreveal the social status of the sitter? Whyweremonarchskeen on beingportrayed? The sitter A coronation robe A fur-linedgown The pose The gestures The facial expression The features Idealize The setting Symbols of power The gaze The throne A sceptre A full-length portrait A three-quarter portrait A shoulder-length portrait A side-face portrait (in profile)

3. Thomas Sully, Queen Victoria, 1838, Wallace Collection A RED VELVET CURTAIN GEORGE IV DIADEM THE CROWN ROSY CHEEKS Most paintersdepict the monarchsitting on his/herthrone, a symbol of power/powerfulness/might/ mightiness. Sully chooses to paint the Queen in movement, walkingtowardsherthrone. The Queenis not posingso the portrait islively.

4. F. X. Winterhalter, Queen Victoria, 1859, Royal CollectionsWhichelements are connectedto royal power? Whatis the impression conveyed/given by the stance / position of the queen? Whichhistoricalevolutionmayjustifythisportrayal? Vocabulary:a ceremonial costumean ermin-linedcloak/ mantle (un manteau doublé en ermine)a gownembroideredwith gold threads (brodé de fil d’or)the lapel (le bord du manteau)crimson velvet: velour écarlatea crown withdiamonds

5. Utiliser des adjectifs Insert the following adjectives in the sentences below: Queen Victoria iswearing a dress and a mantle. Ceremonial - long – embroidered - beautiful – red Queen victoria looks self-assured. Like – a – and - monarch – dressed – powerful – authoritative The Queen’s costume symbolizedhermightiness. Adorned – triumphant - and – with - fur – richly – gold

6. Epithète : places devant le nom dans un ordre precis a verykindold English lady TAILLE / ÂGE / COULEUR / ORIGINE / MATIERE + NOM : an interestingold French oil painting exceptions Adjectifs accompagnés d’un complément : a glass full of water, a coatcoveredwithmud, a man ready to fight Adjectifs nombreux ou contrastés : An oldbeggar, dirty, ragged, sad-looking, wasstaringat me. Attribut : après be, look, feel, keep, get, seem, find pour exprimer l’aboutissement, le résultat He pushed the door open cas particulier : adjectifs commencant par a- (afraid, asleep,....) après le nom : A animal afraid of every man SO / SUCH SO + ADJ/ADV (+ ARTICLE + NOM) : I wassofascinatedthat I could have stayedthereforever SUCH + ADJECTIF + ARTICLE + NOM : It issuch a nice place !

7. Franz Xaver Winterhalter, The Royal Family, 1846 Queen Victoria was the mother of 9 children. Hersheisdepicted more as a motherthan as a queen. The girls are not painted as theirmother’sheirs, not like future queens but playingwith a doll. Though the royal couple isposing (Queen Victoria islookingat the painter) the sceneremainslively and the atmosphereintimate. Do youthinkthis painting wouldbehung, or displayed in the same place as the previous one?

8. Sir EdwinLandseer, Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort at Windsor, 1845-47

9. Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Portrait de la Reine Victoria, 1842, Versailles Winterhalter, Queen Victoria, 1845, Royal Collections

10. 1887 Photographic portraitJubilee portrait

11. Queen Victoria, DiamondJubilee portrait, 1897