John Phillip (1817-67)
The Marriage of Victoria, Princess Royal, 25 January 1858 Signed and dated 1860
Oil on canvas | 103.2 x 184.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406819
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The marriage of the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria to Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia took place in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace when the princess was seventeen. The Scottish artist, described by Queen Victoria as 'our greatest painter', made a preparatory sketch during the ceremony, and perfected the most important portraits at individual sittings later.
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Commissioned by Queen Victoria; recorded hanging in the Grand Corridor at Windsor Castle in 1875
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Oil on canvas
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103.2 x 184.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
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