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William Corden the Younger (1819-1900)

Queen Victoria's Christmas Tree 1850-51

Oil on panel | 27.4 x 40.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 402566

Queen Victoria's Christmas Tree

William Corden the Younger (1819-1900)

Queen Victoria's Christmas Tree 1850-51

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Description

This is a copy by William Corden of the watercolour by James Roberts in the Royal Collection (RL 19812) depicting Queen Victoria’s Christmas tree at Windsor Castle in 1850.

Provenance

Painted for Queen Victoria; recorded in the Queen's Ante Room at Buckingham Palace in 1868
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection William Corden the Younger (1819-1900)
(artist)

Copy after
Search the collection James Roberts (c. 1800-67)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)

Subject(s)

Search the collection View the person page Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Oil on panel

oil paint, wood panel

glazed

Measurements

27.4 x 40.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)

39.2 x 51.9 cm (frame, external)
Groupings
Category
Paintings
Object type(s)
visual works
paintings
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Industries, Crafts and Trades
Toys and Decorations
Christmas trees
Home economics
Furniture & accessories
Tables
Social sciences
Ethnology
Folklore
Popular beliefs and customs
Christmas
Social customs
Gifts (social customs)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Berkshire [England]
Windsor [Berkshire]
Windsor Castle
Interiors of Windsor Castle
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Architecture
Architectural design
Interiors
References

Other number(s)

OMV : Millar, O., 1992. The Victorian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, 2 vols, Cambridge – OMV 589

Alternative title(s)

Queen Victoria's Christmas tree, Windsor Castle, 1850

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