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Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905)

L'Allegro and Il Penseroso dated 1852

20.8 x 25.4 cm (whole object) | RCIN 931935

L'Allegro and Il Penseroso

Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905)

L'Allegro and Il Penseroso dated 1852

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Description

DM 1221: Royal children tableau illustrating John Milton's L'Allegro and Il Penseroso, 1852. Princess Royal as Melancholy, the "pensive nun"; Prince Alfred as Bacchus; Prince of Wales with pipe; Princess Alice as Euphrosyne; Princesses Helena & Louise as Graces. Dated.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905)
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)

Search the collection Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1844-1900)

Search the collection View the person page King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)

Search the collection Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse & by Rhine (1843-78)

Search the collection Princess Helena (1846-1923)

Search the collection Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

pen and ink, sepia ink

watercolour painting

Measurements

20.8 x 25.4 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Theatre
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Religious orders
Nuns
Christianity
History of the Christian Church
Monastic orders. Monastic life
Religions of antiquity
Classical mythology
Dionysus
References

Other number(s)

RL 31935

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – DM 1221

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