Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) Queen Consort of King Edward VII

Location

Country: USA
City: Boston
Place: British Consulate-General

Sir Samuel Luke Fildes, commonly known as Luke Fildes, wasas an illustrator before turning to portrait painting. He was commissioned by the novelist Charles Dickens to illustrate his last novel ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’, published in 1870. In 1874 Fildes’ large painting of ‘Applicants for Admission to a Casual Ward’, showing the destitute queuing in hope of a night of shelter, brought him overnight fame, when it was exhibited at the Royal Academy, accompanied by a quote from Dickens. Fildes continued to paint social realist subjects, but it was as a portrait painter that he found fame and fortune. His painting of the Princess of Wales (later Queen Alexandra) of 1894 led to a series of royal commissions.

People

Alexandra of Denmark (1844 - 1925)

Places

Subjects

royal portrait, Danish, woman, ceremonial costume, ermine, robe, dress, ring, bracelet, necklace, brooch, earring, pearls, riband, throne, crown, Queen Consort, cushion

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Sir Samuel Luke (after) Fildes
Leopold Malempré

Title

Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) Queen Consort of King Edward VII

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 186.00 cm, width: 121.00 cm

GAC number

0/766