| The Marriage of the Duke of Albany | |
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| Artist | James Dromgole Linton |
| Year | 1885 |
| Type | Oil on canvas,historical painting |
| Dimensions | 102.9 cm × 193.0 cm (40.5 in × 76.0 in) |
| Location | Royal Collection |
The Marriage of the Duke of Albany is an oil on canvashistory painting by the English artistJames Dromgole Linton, from 1885.
It depicts the wedding ofPrince Leopold, Duke of Albany andPrincess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont inSt George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 27 April 1882.
Leopold was the fourth son ofQueen Victoria andPrince Albert. Helen was a daughter ofGeorge Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont andPrincess Helena of Nassau. It was Queen Victoria who suggested Helen, daughter of a reigningProtestant family, as a bride for Leopold.
The painting was commissioned by Queen Victoria and shows the couple after their marriage service at the altar.[1] Linton was chosen as the artist at the suggestion of SirFrederick Leighton.[1] Queen Victoria, thePrince of Wales andPrincess Beatrice stand to the groom's left.[1] For the ceremony Victoria wore her wedding lace over black satin and her own wedding veil, which she had worn 42 years earlier.[1] Linton's progress on finishing the painting was slow and Leopold died in 1884 of acerebral haemorrhage.[1] It was eventually exhibited at theRoyal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1885.[2]