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Charles Wild (1781-1835)
The German Chapel, St James's Palace. c.1816
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil | RCIN 922166
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Designed by Inigo Jones for Q.Henrietta Maria, 1623-5. Barrel stucco ceiling, stucco panelling. Wooden pew boxes. Pulpit and sounding board to left. Painting in front of organ at far end by windows. Archways at ends of room.
This watercolour was prepared for one of the plates in Henry William Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences' (1816-19). Engraved by D.L. Havell, the print was published on 1 August 1816.
Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences' was a three-volume publication which encompassed a number of royal residences, including Windsor Castle (vol. 1), Buckingham House and Hampton Court Palace (vol. 2), and St James's Palace and Carlton House (vol. 3) presenting 100 hand-coloured engravings of exteriors and interiors accompanied by descriptive texts. The 100 watercolours which were engraved for the publication survive in the Royal Library; these watercolours are exactly the size of the image on the printed plates, and may perhaps have been intended as colour guides for the artists responsible for hand-painting the monochrome prints.
The altarpiece here is Johann Heinrich Ramberg’s Agony in the Garden (406798). -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil
Other number(s)
RL 22166
