Queen Adelaide (Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen)
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Queen Adelaide (Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen)
by Sir William Beechey
oil on canvas, circa 1831
36 in. x 27 3/4 in. (914 mm x 705 mm)
Purchased, 1909
Primary Collection
NPG 1533
Sitterback to top
- Queen Adelaide (Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen) (1792-1849), Queen of William IV. Sitter associated with 40 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir William Beechey (1753-1839), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 252 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
This portraitback to top
A version of the full-length portrait of the Queen in evening dress at Trinity House, London.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D48155: Queen Adelaide (Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen) (source portrait)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 5
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 5
- Williamson, David, Kings and Queens, 2010, p. 143
- Williamson, David, The National Portrait Gallery: History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1998, p. 147
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1831back to top
Current affairs
Parliamentary Reform Bill is rejected by the House of Lords prompting riots in Nottingham, Derby and Bristol.Art and science
Michael Faraday demonstrates electromagnetic induction.Death of Lady Sarah Ponsonby, last of the famous Ladies of Llangollen who attracted many of the leading names in art and literature to visit them at their home in Plas Newydd, Wales.
Opening of New London Bridge, designed by John Rennie.
International
Violinist Niccolo Paganini arrives in England from Italy and embarks on a six month tour of the country after astonishing London audiences with his virtuoso performances.Revolutionary outbreaks in Modena, Parma and the Papal States influenced by the July Revolution in France the previous year.
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