print
- Museum number
- 1902,1011.10319
- Title
- Object: The Marriage of the Prince of Wales at Windsor March 10, 1863
- Description
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The wedding of Edward and Alexandra in St George's Chapel, the congregation seen from the altar end, with the bride and groom taking their vows right of centre, Queen Victoria stands watching from a box at top right; after William Powell Frith. 1870
Etching, engraving and stipple on chine collé
- Production date
- 1870
- Dimensions
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Height: 700 millimetres (trimmed)
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Width: 970 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For a key to the persons depicted, see 1915,0219.1.
The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1865 (No.52) and was painted for the Queen. The painting is in the Royal Collection, with a long and detailed catalogue entry outlining the commission and its lengthy execution, 1863-5 (Millar, cat. 239, RCIN 404545). See also: Jeremy Maas, The Prince of Wales’s Wedding: The Story of a Picture, London, 1977, with particular emphasis on the use of photography for the many sitters making up the vast group. Frith with his sketchpad is visible upper right-hand side in the double-page plate published by the Illustrated London News, 21 March, 1863
Cataloguing supported by the Pilgrim Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Marriage of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark 1863
- Acquisition date
- 1902
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1902,1011.10319
