Detail of the frame for Tintoretto's The Muses

Frames in the Royal Collection

A guide to the history of frames in the Royal Collection

    J. & W. VOKINS : LONDON

    Frame for RCIN 408920, Richards, Portrait of the artist

    RCIN 7408920

    This large and extravagant oval frame made for Mrs. Richards's self-portrait is notable for the frieze of red velvet that is underneath the scrolling acanthus.

    Made by J. & W. Vokins in 1853 for seven guineas, the picture and frame resided at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight

     

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