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Portrait of King George III, 1779, by Sir Joshua Reynolds The Age of Revolution was a time of great change in the intellectual and political life of Europe and America. Portrait painting—previously considered an inferior art—rose in prominence. On the one hand, portraits reached a peak of representational virtuosity. At the same time, they became overwhelmingly symbol-laden and propagandistic. The majority of Europe still lived under kings who ruled by Divine Right. Those kings generally…
The Monarchs of France ruled from the establishment of the Frankish Kingdom in 486 to 1870. During most of its history, France was ruled by kings. However, four Carolingian monarchs were also Roman Emperors and the Bonapartes were Emperors of the French. This article lists all rulers to have held the title "King of Franks", "King of France", "King of the French" or "Emperor of the French". For other Frankish monarchs, see List of Frankish kings. In addition to the monarchs listed below, the…
A posthumous version of the State portrait of King Edward VII (RCIN 404553) commissioned by Queen Alexandra from Luke Fildes and completed in 1912.In the biography of his father, LV Fildes recalled that: On and off for the last two years, my father had been painting a posthumous portrait of the late King Edward. It had been commissioned privately by Queen Alexandra and it was to be like the State Portrait in size but more intimate in character. Having the studies he had made from life for…
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The Prince of Wales was invested in the most noble and historic Order of the Garter at Windsor in June 1911 and this painting presumably commemorates that occasion. It was given to King George V by Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales and exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1912 (209). The King wrote to the Prince of Wales on 7 June, 1912: ‘…I thank you for the excellent picture of yourself which you and Mama have so kindly given me, I think it is an excellent likeness...
