# weekendart 12daysofchristmas art didyouknow

Final weekend to see 'Seen & Heard: Victorian children in the frame'. We're open 10am-5pm today, and 12noon-4pm tomorrow.

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2019-04-27

Day 2 - This is a portrait of Sir John Everett Millais’ five year old daughter Effie at her first sermon, painted in 1863. Can you guess what she is doing in the portrait of her second sermon? Find out tomorrow

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2018-12-15

Less than a week to go! If you’re in London over the next few months be sure to visit our exhibition to learn about how social and political reforms in the Victorian era were reflected in art, particularly in terms of poverty and the treatment of children

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2018-11-19

increased economic prosperity in the nineteenth century meant that the idea of the ‘weekend’ emerged - working families began taking day trips to the seaside and parents began to spend more time with their children https://t.co/AlnHCrYfnI.ukseenandheard

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2018-11-17

that in the first 14 years of Queen Victoria’s 61-year reign, she gave birth to nine children. Her motherly image was part of the reason for the cultural shift in how the public perceived the role of children in society info > https://t.co/r4xCh40CfA

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2018-11-15

will include paintings of children by artists such as Pre-Raphaelite pioneer, John Everett Millais, and Thomas Webster RA, all casting the Victorian era in a new light, make sure to come down and take a look. Info > https://t.co/r4xCh40CfA

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2018-11-14