Cartoon, The Three Graces -- A New Version (Queen Victoria)

Cartoon, The Three Graces -- A New Version. England, Scotland and Ireland, represented by three female figures posing as the classical Three Graces, hold a diminutive figure of Queen Victoria, and lament that they don't see much of her these days. A comment on Victoria's long absence from public view, following the premature death of Prince Albert in 1861

Absence Analogy Canova Comment Diminutive Graces Lament Metaphor Presence Represented Respect Respectful

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