About this Piece
A specially commissioned oil painting, interpreting The Landing of HRH The Princess Alexandra at Gravesend, 7th March 1863 by Henry Nelson O'Neil.
The painting depicts the arrival in England of Princess Alexandra of Denmark for her marriage to the then Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. The scene includes over fifty figures and shows the Prince leading his fiancee along the Terrace Pier at Gravesend, after her disembarkation from the royal yacht Victoria and Albert.
The Prince and Princess are accompanied by her parents, the future King and Queen of Denmark and other members of the Danish royal family, officials and dignitaries. Maids is striking red capes gather on each side of the pier with baskets filled with spring flowers, to scatter at the feet of the Princess.
Stretched and mounted in a hand made swept frame with corner floral decoration, in metal leaf finish.
Brights of Nettlebed are associated with an art studio of several extremely talented artists, each having their own individual achievements.
We offer a bespoke ordering service and also stock our own commissions available to buy.
All Gallery oil paintings are painted by hand, either after important paintings in galleries and auctions, or commissioned by us based on a photograph or theme. Each painting has details of its provenance along with the artist’s credentials.
© Brights of Nettlebed 2019. All Rights Reserved. Brights of Nettlebed is a division of Robert Stamp and Associates Ltd.
VAT reg. No.292 566036. Registered in London No.1146581 - Registered Office: Kingston House, High Street, Nettlebed, RG9 5DD
