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Here the principal records of the Lords remained from 1621 to 1864, being available throughout this period for inspection by the public. The contents of some were given still wider currency in the 18th century as certain Bills and Papers began to be printed, and when, in 1767, the Lords ordered the printing of their Journals.
The earliest pieces in the collection are 14 medieval statues of kings in Westminster Hall, dated to c.1388 during the reign of Richard II, while the oldest picture is an ink drawing of the Palace of Westminster by Jan Lievens, c.1630, but most works date from the 18th century onwards.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 36.2 in (92 cm) x 48.5 in (123.1 cm) Cleveland Museum of Art, 92 cm (36.2 in) x 123 cm (48.4 in). The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16th October, 1834 is the title of two oil on canvas paintings by J. M. W. Turner, depicting different views of the fire that broke out at the Houses of Parliament on the evening of 16 October 1834.
Queen Anne (1665-1714) in the House of Lords, by Peter Tillemans, a circa 1710 painting of the House of Lords showing the tapestries as they hung until they burned in 1834. Rather typically for the period, sconces have been fixed through them.
Guildhall Art Gallery, London Queen Victoria Enthroned in the House of Lords is an 1838 portrait painting by the English artist George Hayter . It depicts Queen Victoria sitting on the throne in the House of Lords .
The House of Lords [a] is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [5] Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. [6] One of the oldest extant institutions in the world, its origins lie in the early 11th century and the emergence of bicameralism in the 13th century. [7 ...
On the outbreak of war, Cunningham's business partners found themselves in possession of substantial stocks of tobacco which they had purchased for around three pence per pound. As war began to disrupt the trade the price rose, and Cunningham's partners, confident that the rebellious colonists would soon be defeated, sold out their stock at ...
All the nobles in 18th-century Europe numbered perhaps 3–4 million out of a total of 170–190 million inhabitants. [48] [49] By contrast, in 1707, when England and Scotland united into Great Britain, there were only 168 English peers, and 154 Scottish ones, though their immediate families were recognised as noble. [50]