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Attributed to Richard Westall (1765-1836)

The wedding of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg at Carlton House c. 1816

Pen, oil and watercolour on paper | 24.0 x 29.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 917619

The wedding of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg at Carlton House

Attributed to Richard Westall (1765-1836)

The wedding of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg at Carlton House c. 1816

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Description

A pen, oil and watercolour drawing of the wedding of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg at Carlton House in 1816. Also present are Queen Charlotte, the Prince Regent, Duke of Kent and the Chancellor.

The drawing was attributed by Oppé to Richard Westall, history painter and teacher to Princess Victoria. Another drawing of the same subject is RCIN 917629.

Provenance

Presented to HM George V by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll in 1935 and by him to the Royal Library
People involved

Creator(s)

Attributed to
Search the collection Richard Westall (1765-1836)
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain (1796-1817)

Search the collection Leopold I, King of the Belgians (1790-1865)

Search the collection View the person page George IV, King of the United Kingdom (1762-1830)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom (1744-1818)

Search the collection Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1767-1820)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Pen, oil and watercolour on paper

Measurements

24.0 x 29.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Christianity
Christian church in general
Sacraments
Marriage (sacrament)
Social sciences
Ethnology
Social customs
Marriage
References

Other number(s)

RL 17619

O(E) : Oppé, A.P., 1950. English Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London – O(E) 646

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