Empress and Earl Size:XS: 20 x 15cm A 1912 Sunbeam

A 1912 Sunbeam

Original is oil on canvas 63

People enjoying the hot weather at the Oasis outdoor swimming pool Lido

S United States at Le Havre

25th March 1922

Empress and Earl Size:XS: 20 x 15cm A 1912 Sunbeam'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