The royal collection

The Gold State Coach, 1760, by Sir William Chambers. Photo from: www.royal.gov.uk

The Royal Wedding traditions during the Gupta Dynasty are really enthralling to know when three types of vivahas were performed called the Swayamvara, Gandharva and Asura and one of the popular was Swayamvara where the bride selected her bridegroom among the grooms of different empires.

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Find our more about this rare jewelled and enamelled locket, and how it could shed new light on the Scottish Renaissance.

Christian Karl August Noack (1822-1905) executed more than one thousand portraits throughout his career, with sitters ranging from a loyal page boy (RCIN 403652) to royal patrons. Having studied at the Dusseldorf and Antwerp Academies, Noack travelled throughout France, Italy and the Netherlands producing a plethora of portraits in addition to landscapes, biblical and historical subjects. Noack eventually returned to Darmstadt where he became court painter to the Duchy of Hesse and professor…

Life And The Arts...From A Retrograde Perspective

This painting depicts the moment in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday 20th June 1837 when Princess Victoria hears of her accession to the throne. She recorded the incident which took place at Kensington Palace in her journal; I was awoke at 6 oclock by Mamma who told me that the Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Conyngham were here and wished to see me. I got out of bed and went into my sitting room (only in my dressing gown) and alone, and saw them. Lord Conyngham (the Lord…

His popular painting Victoria Regina, which depicts Victoria hearing that she had become Queen, was widely reproduced in prints and postcards during her reign. It exists in two versions: one exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1880 (now in the Tate Gallery) and a smaller one, with a different background, painted in 1887 and later presented to Edward VII (Royal Collection).

Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene, and their children Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella of Monaco attend National Day celebrations at the Prince’s Palace on 19 November 2023 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.