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Copyright This work is in the public domain. Victoria died in 1901; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1971.
In context
Simplicity — Victoria
The original measures 34 × 34 cm (height × width), drawn here beside an adult of average height.
Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 82 at death.
Painted when the artist was 39. The artist lived to 82. 8 of the 9 dated works by this artist in our catalogue came earlier.
Shaded: the lifetime of Victoria (1819–1901) ▲ this work, 1858 every dated painting, decade by decade
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Measured from the image
Main colour
Driftwood #aa8152
Catalogued palette
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Artist and museum
Born in Kensington Palace, United Kingdom
Victoria was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Born at Kensington Palace, United Kingdom, she was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After the deaths of her father and grandfather in 1820, she was raised under the supervision of her mother and her comptroller, John Conroy. She inherited the throne at the age of 18. In 1876, the British parliament granted her the additional title of Empress of India.
In 1840, she married her maternal first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. They had nine children. Following the death of Albert in 1861, Victoria entered a period of deep mourning and seclusion, often referred to as the "widow of Windsor," and wore black for the remainder of her life. She died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight at the age of 81.
Beyond her role as a monarch, Victoria was also a:
As a child, she wrote and illustrated a story titled The Adventures of Alice Laselles. Her life was marked by significant political and industrial change during the Victorian era, and she was succeeded by her son, Edward VII.
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Look closely
Simplicity — Victoria
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The color harmony of "Simplicity" is recorded as unified palette.
"Simplicity" by Victoria uses an earthy palette, with driftwood (#aa8152) as the dominant color.