Concept

Royal weddings

Images

  • A treaty between Louis XIV of France (left, attended by Cardinal Mazarin), and Philip IV of Spain. Stipple engraving with etching by E. Jeaurat after C. Le Brun, 1728.
  • A large crowd in Trafalgar Square celebrating the marriage of Edward Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra, 1863. Wood engraving.
  • The marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou. Coloured etching by John Carter, 1793.
  • An equestrian entertainment in the Boboli gardens, Florence, celebrating the wedding of Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany and Vittoria della Rovere, 1637: the carriage viewed against the Pitti Palace, the arena, and bird's eye views of the formations. Etching by S. Della Bella after A. Ricci and F. Gambrai.
  • The marriage of Perseus and Andromeda by Cepheus. Etching by Battista Angolo del Moro after Primaticcio.

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