Empress and Earl mb-artist Michael_Daines with demolition in progress and

with demolition in progress and figures to the side

On the table behind Sir John are the symbols of office of the Lord Mayor

Vigée-Lebrun

A pig getting fatter and fatter plumped up by modern farming methods

Empress and Earl mb-artist Michael_Daines with demolition in progress and'Empress and Earl', 1876. The Conservative Prime Minister, Disraeli, accepts the title of Earl of Beaconsfield from Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. At the beginning of 1876, he had been instrumental in pushing the Royal Titles Bill through parliament, a Bill that gave Victoria the new title of Empress of India. So, one good turn deserved another. Disraeli had previously been offered a title, which he had refused. He had more recently been offered a