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George Housman Thomas (1824-68)
The Marriage of Princess Alice, 1st July 1862 1862-63
Oil on canvas | 53.8 x 67.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404479
George Housman Thomas (1824-68)
The Marriage of Princess Alice, 1st July 1862 1862-63
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The marriage of Princess Alice, the third child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and Prince Louis of Hesse took place 'in the strictest privacy' barely six months after the death of Prince Albert. The ceremony was held in the Dining Room at Osborne 'which was very prettily decorated, the altar being placed under our large family picture' (RCIN 405413), as the Queen recorded in her Journal. A portrait of Victoria, Duchess of Kent, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (RCIN 405129) also hangs on the back wall in this painting. The Archbishop of York stands behind the altar and Queen Victoria sits in the light from the window, with Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold next to her. The bridegroom's parents, Prince and Princess Charles of Hesse, stand facing Queen Victoria. The bridesmaids were Princess Alice's sisters: Princess Louise, Princess Helena and Princess Beatrice, and Princess Anna of Hesse.
The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1863.
Signed: George H. Thomas.Provenance
Painted for Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
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53.8 x 67.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
79.0 x 91.6 x 9.5 cm (frame, external)
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The Marriage of Princess Alice with Prince Louis of Hesse in the Dining-Room, Osborne House, July 1st 1862.
