Charles Wild (1781-1835)
St James's Palace: The Queen's Library c.1819
Pen and ink with watercolour and bodycolour | 20.0 x 25.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 922168
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A watercolour of Queen Caroline's library at St James's Palace, prepared for one of the plates in William Henry Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences' (1816-1819). A woman of great erudition, Queen Caroline owned a considerable collection of books, for which William Kent built a library in 1737. This was the most significant architectural addition made to St James's Palace during the reigns of the early Hanoverians. On the wall-brackets were terracotta busts of medieval and Renaissance monarchs.
Provenance
Made for William Henry Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences', probably acquired by George IV
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink with watercolour and bodycolour
Measurements
20.0 x 25.1 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 22168
