Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Liverpool

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Sketches in "Old Liverpool" at the Royal Liverpool Jubilee Exhibition. The Graphic , 1887.

The Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Liverpool, was held in Liverpool in 1887 on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It had a theme of the Arts of Peace and War.

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Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria

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Opening

The exhibition was opened on 16 May 1887 by Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria, and her husband the Marquess of Lorne with a musical performance from local choirs, the Exhibition Orchestra, and the band of the Coldstream Guards. Dramatic performances took place at the Royal Victoria Theatre. [1]

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll English princess, sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In her public life, she was a strong proponent of the arts and higher education and of the feminist cause. Her early life was spent moving among the various royal residences in the company of her family. When her father, the prince consort, died on 14 December 1861, the court went into a long period of mourning, to which with time Louise became unsympathetic. Louise was an able sculptor and artist, and several of her sculptures remain today. She was also a supporter of the feminist movement, corresponded with Josephine Butler, and visited Elizabeth Garrett.

Coldstream Guards part of the Guards Division, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army

The Coldstream Guards is a part of the Guards Division, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army.

Theme

The theme of the exhibition was the Arts of Peace and War with trophies of war and mementoes of famous explorations lent by Queen Victoria. [1] It included life-size depictions of "Old Liverpool" that were reproduced for The Graphic. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Liverpool Mercury, 6 May 1887, p. 1.
  2. "Sketches in "Old Liverpool" at the Royal Liverpool Jubilee Exhibition". The Graphic, 28 May 1887, p. 560.

Further reading

C. Washington Eves

Charles Washington Augero Eves, CMG, was a merchant prominent in the trade between London and the West Indies, and a promoter of the products of Jamaica. He was the honorary commissioner for Jamaica at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London, 1886, and was appointed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to represent Jamaica at the Colonial Conference of 1887.

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