Tag: John Collier

• No Taxation without Representation!

  “Lady Godiva, was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to a legend dating back at least to the 13th century, rode naked – only covered in her long hair – through the streets of Coventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants. The name “Peeping…

  Adrienne Morris

  April 22, 2015

  19th Century Art, inspirational, Women

  19th century, 19th Century Art, artists, Beauty, John Collier, Lady Godiva, naked on horseback, objectification of women, tax revolt