Feodora, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1807-72)
The Holy Family c. 1829
Pencil, watercolour, ink | 19.5 x 15.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 980014.v
In an exhibition, Kensington Palace
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A monochrome watercolour showing the Holy Family. The infant Chirst is shown naked in the arms of his mother, who is holding him down towards the infant St. John. St. Joseph is shown standing behind the Virgin and holding the arm of St. John, who is holding fruit in his lap. Inscribed lower left: Feodora Princess Feodora was the first daughter of the Duchess of Kent, by her first marriage to Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen. After her marriage to Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 18 February 1828, Princess Feodora moved to Langenburg in West Germany but kept up a constant correspondence with her younger half sister, Princess Victoria. She often sent drawings and watercolours with her letters back to England.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, watercolour, ink
Measurements
19.5 x 15.6 cm (sheet of paper)