I hope some of you can enjoy this most Canadian of holidays. And finally here is southern Ontario it has reached into the high 20s and it's blazingly sunny. I guess it is true to the fact that it is traditionally considered the start of the summer up here in little old Canada.
The painting is by Winterhalter, 1851. It depicts the Duke of Wellington offering a gift to his godson and namesake, Prince Arthur (later Duke of Connaught) on his birthday. What I love about this painting is the towering figure of Albert Prince Consort in the background and in shadow. He looks away - out into the landscape at his managerial triumph the Crystal Palace in the distance.
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