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...technology but also European traditions of portraiture...Picturing the family: 3.1 Introducing ideology in portraiture - [Figure 9 A painting of a nobleman seated at a desk] Image 9 Photographer/Painter: French School. Subject: Portrait of a nobleman seated at a desk, c.1750. Portraiture emerged as the first major commercial application of photography because the camera...

...technology and culture. Through its large naval fleet, the Dutch Republic dominated world trade and established extensive colonial holdings, which formed the basis of its great wealth and power. Two defining features served to distinguish the Dutch Republic from the predominantly Catholic and absolutist structures of neighbouring European powers. First, although a central...

...education, which is in her long-term interest. As you will see when you read Warburton's book, Berlin thinks that both concepts of freedom are important, but he also warns that they can be abused. If negative freedom is not restricted, then the strong will have a licence to exploit the weak. (For example, most people would accept that the state should place restrictions...

...educational systems and a distinct Presbyterian established church. This Kingdom of Great Britain existed until 1801, when Ireland entered into political union with England, Scotland and Wales. Figure 1 provides some insight into the nature of this development. It shows a political cartoon published in 1799, when negotiations for a union between the Kingdom of Ireland and...