![]() Hail, Egypt! Land of ancient pomp and pride Each personage was depicted in their national costume as interpretated by Long and including the present lot the following countries were represented: Aden Bethlehem India Wales Australia Canada Cyprus (Ancient: Love's Messenger, and Modern) England: the Parson's Daughter, The Violet, The Rose (a portrait of Princess Mary of Teck, later Queen Mary, wife of King George V), The Primrose, The Little Sister of the Poor Ireland Jamaica Malta Gibralter Scotland and Trinidad.Įgypt was exhibited with the following verse: The series included twenty national beauties which included five of England and fifteen of the other countries in the British Empire. ![]() The present work belongs to Long's well-known Daughters of our Empire series commissioned by Agnews in 1887 for the Royal Jubilee of Queen Victoria. ![]()
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