The Coronation of Queen Victoria (Martin)
| The Coronation of Queen Victoria | |
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| Artist | John Martin |
| Year | 1839 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 238.1 cm × 185.4 cm (93.7 in × 73.0 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
The Coronation of Queen Victoria is an 1839 history painting by the British artist John Martin.[1] It depicts a view of the interior of Westminster Abbey during the Coronation of Queen Victoria on 28 June 1838. Victoria had succeeded her uncle William IV to the throne the previous year.[2]
Martin had built his reputation on his epic pictures of biblical scenes such as Belshazzar's Feast and The Seventh Plague of Egypt. This picture marked a change of pace for him, recording a scene of recent history.[3] It is now in the collection of Tate Britain in London, having been acquired in 1946.[4][5]
References
- ^ Hermann p.179
- ^ Kinzler p.171
- ^ Morris p.26-27
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-coronation-of-queen-victoria-200694
- ^ https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/martin-the-coronation-of-queen-victoria-n05753
Bibliography
- Herrmann, Luke. Nineteenth Century British Painting. Charles de la Mare, 2000.
- Kinzler, Julia. Representing Royalty: British Monarchs in Contemporary Cinema, 1994-2010. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
- Morris, Frankie. Artist of Wonderland: The Life, Political Cartoons, and Illustrations of Tenniel. Lutterworth Press, 2023.