Drawing
1892 (drawn)
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Drawing showing Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale in military uniform and Garter robes, supporting on his right arm Princess Victoria Mary of Teck who is in a wedding dress. Portraits, half-length, facing slightly right. The head and hands of Queen Mary have been drawn separately and added to the composition.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and gouache |
| Brief description | Drawing by Thomas Walter Wilson, showing portraits of Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892), in military uniform, and Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (1867-1953), in a wedding dress. 1892. |
| Physical description | Drawing showing Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale in military uniform and Garter robes, supporting on his right arm Princess Victoria Mary of Teck who is in a wedding dress. Portraits, half-length, facing slightly right. The head and hands of Queen Mary have been drawn separately and added to the composition. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'T. Walter. Wilson. R.I. 92.' Note Signed and dated |
| Credit line | Given by Mr James Laver CBE |
| Object history | This drawing was presumably intended to illustrate a weekly periodical to commemorate the Duke of Clarence's marriage. |
| Historical context | The Duke of Clarence was to have been married on 27 February 1892 but died on 14 January 1892. Princess Victoria married his younger brother the Duke of York (later George V) on 6 July 1893. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.809-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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