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Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905)
Rot Käppchen or Red Riding Hood dated 10 Feb 1855
Watercolour and bodycolour | 62.8 x 80.1 cm (frame) (frame, external) | RCIN 450631
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A watercolour showing the royal children in a tableau at the conclusion of the play Red Riding Hood. Signed and dated: Edward Henry Corbould Feb. 10th 1855.
The seven eldest royal children, along with friends, performed Red Riding Hood for their parents' wedding anniversary in February 1855, having previously performed it on 30 January. This watercolour depicts the concluding tableau that was added to the second performance, which Queen Victoria thought was "very prettily grouped" (Royal Archives, Queen Victoria's Journal, 10 February 1855). As drawing tutor to the royal children, Corbould was the obvious choice to paint the scene.
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010Provenance
Commissioned by Prince Albert. Corbould was paid 65gns for this watercolour and RCIN 917843 on 15 January 1856, and the two watercolours were given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert for her birthday, 24th May 1855. [Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010, pg 458]
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour
Measurements
62.8 x 80.1 cm (frame) (frame, external)
36.8 x 53.5 cm (sight)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 21773
