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ONLINE LECTURE

Curator’s introduction to The Edwardians: Age of Elegance

with exhibition curator Kathryn Jones

Painting of King Edward VII, Sir Samuel Luke Fildes, 1902 (RCIN 404553)
  • Next event: 15 Jul 2025
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  • 19:00 – 20:00
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  • Please be aware that this online event will not be recorded and can therefore only be watched live, at the time stated above.
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    Booking for this event will close at 12:00pm GMT on Monday 14 July 2025. This is a digital event facilitated by Zoom. Your link to access this digital event will be sent the day before the event. Please note your ticket is for the device on which you watch the event regardless of the number of people watching on that device (for example, if two people are watching from the same device in the same room, you only need one ticket).

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    During this lecture, Kathryn will explore the lives and tastes of two of Britain’s most fashionable royal couples – King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and King George V and Queen Mary – from their family lives and personal collecting to their glittering social circles and spectacular royal events. 

    The exhibition includes more than 300 objects from the Royal Collection, emulating the busy and eclectic interiors favoured by Queen Alexandra. Kathryn will discuss the theme of 'clutter' and focus on some of her highlights of the exhibition, including works by the most renowned contemporary artists of the period such as Carl Fabergé, Frederic Leighton, Edward Burne-Jones, Laurits Tuxen, John Singer Sargent and William Morris. A selection of items which Kathryn will discuss are included in the carousel of images below.

    There will also be an opportunity for the audience to ask Kathryn questions about the exhibition.

    Please note that the content of this online talk will be a repeat of an in-person lecture, given at The King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace on Monday 28 April 2025.

    Portrait of Queen Alexandra by François Fleming, 1908, Oil on canvas (RCIN 405360)
    Portrait of Queen Alexandra by François Fleming, 1908, Oil on canvas
    The Dagmar Necklace, 1863. A wedding gift to Alexandra from Frederik VII of Denmark.
    The Dagmar Necklace, 1863. A wedding gift to Alexandra from Frederik VII of Denmark.
    Art Nouveau Fabergé cigarette case, 1908
    Art Nouveau Fabergé Cigarette Case with brilliant and rose-cut diamonds, 1908
    God Speed by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, c. 1893, Oil on panel
    God Speed by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, c. 1893, Oil on panel
    The Glittering Plain by William Morris, first published in 1891
    The Glittering Plain by William Morris, first published in 1891
    Study of a female head in Sleeping Beauty by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, c. 1862-94, Pencil
    Study of a female head in Sleeping Beauty by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, c. 1862-94, Pencil
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