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Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841)
Queen Adelaide and her ladies, Miss Hudson and Miss Byng signed and dated
Pencil, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on buff paper | 31.7 x 28.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 918988
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A pen and ink drawing of Queen Adelaide and two of her ladies with a man. Signed and dated 'D. Wilkie 1833.'.
The ladies depicted accompanying Queen Adelaide in this drawing are identified as Miss Hudson and Miss Byng. Miss Hudson is presumably Miss Charlotte A. Hudson, Maid of Honour (probably appointed in 1833; mentioned in the Royal Kalendar of 1834, p. 128). She may have been the daughter of Harrington Hudson of Bessingby Hall, Bridlington, Yorkshire, and thus the sister of Sir James Hudson (1810-1885), who became a gentleman usher to Queen Adelaide in 1831. There is no mention of a Miss Byng in the Kalendar Companion of 1833.Provenance
The artist's sale, Christie's, 26 April 1842, lot 219; purchased by Queen Elizabeth II at Christie's, 20 June 1978, lot 129
As part of ongoing provenance research, this work has been identified as having uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933–45. Royal Collection Trust welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era. -
Medium and techniques
Pencil, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on buff paper
Measurements
31.7 x 28.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 18988
