#George LAMBERT (1873-1930)

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George LAMBERT (1873-1930) 

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George Washington Lambert La Guitariste, 1902

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"Anzacs Bathing", c.1916 by George Washington Lambert (1873–1930). Australian painter. oil on canvas

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George Washington Lambert (Australian, 1873-1930) • Self-Portrait with Gladioli • 1923

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George Washington Lambert (1873-1930) "Weighing the Fleece" (1921) Oil on canvas Located in the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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George Washington Lambert (1873-1930)

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George Washington Lambert (Australian, 1873–1930) • Still Life with Egg and Cauliflower • 1926 • Museum of South Australia, Adelaide

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Burke and Wills on the Way to Mount Hopeless painted by George Washington Lambert (1873 - 1930)

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The Maids of the Victorian Era

In the1800s and early 1900s the role of maid was relegated to women from families of modest means. It was a job that required a great deal of subjugation and a steady mood. It's presumed that some maids were subjected to the various moods of their employers, at the very least. At worse, servants were overworked and sometimes physically or sexually assaulted.

In terms of clothing, the role of maid required very little. The maid, while at work, either wore a uniform or a plain work dress. A white apron and cap were standard.

Wilhelm Amber • The Maid • 1862

The painting above shows a whimsical scene that if discovered by the employer may have resulted in a reprimand.

Except for the very rich, most households employed one servant – the "maid of all work". She was often a young girl who was taken in from the local workhouse. As the name implies, the role included all the chores of a household: cleaning, shopping, cooking, mending and washing. This grueling job paid very little due to the benefit of room and board. The maid often worked from early morning to late evening, with very little time off.

A simple black dress was often the uniform beneath the white apron. Notice in the photograph below that the two women are dressed identically.

George Lambert (Australian, 1873-1930) • The Maid • 1915 • National Gallery of Australia, Parkes

References:

Jane Austen's World: Regency Servants – Maid of All Work

My Learning: The Family at Shibden

Elizabeth Bailey's blog

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George Lambert (1873-1930) Self portrait with gladioli, 1922

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Chesham Street | George W. Lambert(1873-1930)

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George Lambert (1873-1930) - Important people

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Alf Vincent - George Lambert in London, 1912

George Washington Thomas Lambert ARA (1873 – 1930) was an Australian painter, illustrator, and cartoonist. He is remembered as a portrait painting and as a war artist during the First World War. Lambert was born in St Petersburg and raised in Württemberg, Germany and then Somerset, England. At the age of 14 (1887), he migrated to Sydney, Australia with his grandparents. The young Lambert worked as a jackeroo on rural station properties and developed an appreciation for horses and rural scenes. In 1894, he first started exhibiting his paintings and in the next year he started to contributing cartoons to the Bulletin. Between 1896 and 1900, Lambert studied at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney. He spent a year in Paris (1901) before moving to London where he exhibited at the Royal Academy. Lambert was appointed an official Australian war artist in 1917 during the First World War. He visited in Gallipoli and Palestine. Lambert then returned to Australia. Much of his work was focused on portraiture and, in in 1927, he won the Archibald.

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Chesham Street, 1910 by George Washington Lambert (Australian, 1873--1930)

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George W. Lambert (1873 - 1930) Australian

The Sonnet c.1907

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George Lambert (1873-1930): Portrait of Thea Proctor (1905), charcoal

Source: National Gallery (Australia)