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Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841)
Prince Charles of Leiningen (1804-1856) c.1824-30
Oil on canvas | 53.0 x 42.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 402415
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This is an oil sketch for the figure of the Prince in Wilkie's depiction of Princess Victoria's first presentation at Court (OM 1187, 404710) of 1831. Presumably this was a study made from the life - its liveliness is certainly astonishing and shows Wilkie competing with Rubens amongst the old masters and Sir Thomas Lawrence amongst his contemporaries.
Provenance
Given by the Duchess of Kent to Queen Victoria; recorded in the 'Wilkie Bedroom' at Buckingham Palace in 1858
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
53.0 x 42.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
70.0 x 60.05 x 7.9 cm (frame, external)
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