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Winterhalter not only painted the official portraits of the British royal house but also dedicated himself to producing private images, as is the case with this work that was commissioned as a surprise gift from Queen Victoria to her husband Prince Albert on the occasion of his twenty-fourth birthday. Albert well appreciated the portrait.
Signature. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days—which was longer than those of any of her predecessors —constituted the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political ...
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 10 February 1840. She chose to wear a white wedding dress made from heavy silk satin, making her one of the first women to wear white for their wedding. [1][2] The Honiton lace used for her wedding dress proved an important boost to Devon lace-making. [3][4 ...
Dimensions. 144 cm × 113 cm (56.8 in × 44.6 in) Location. Royal Collection, Kensington Palace, London. Victoria, Duchess of Kent with Princess Victoria is an 1821 portrait painting by the British artist William Beechey of Victoria, Duchess of Kent and her young daughter the future Queen Victoria. [1] It was painted at Kensington Palace in ...
Royal Collection, London. The Marriage of Queen Victoria is an 1842 painting by the British artist George Hayter. It depicts the wedding between Queen Victoria, reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, and her prince consort Albert on 10 February 1840 at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace in London. Hayter had developed his reputation as a ...
Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace. Location. London, England. Participants. Queen Victoria. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The wedding of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (later Prince Consort) took place on 10 February 1840 at Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, in London.
Peers of the Realm. The coronation of Victoria as queen of the United Kingdom took place on Thursday, 28 June 1838, just over a year after she succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom at the age of 18. The ceremony was held in Westminster Abbey after a public procession through the streets from Buckingham Palace, to which the Queen ...
Queen Victoria is depicted wearing a white evening dress with the ribbon of the Order of the Garter, a red shawl and a tiara; at her right wrist is a miniature of Prince Albert in a bracelet. George Freeman, born in Spring Hill, Connecticut, studied miniature painting in Paris and London from 1813.