The Royal Family in 1846

The Royal Family is an 1846 painting by the German artist Franz Xaver Winterhalter. It depicts Queen Victoria, reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, and her consort Prince Albert along with their five eldest children.

In May 1846, the Queen asked Louis Philippe I, King of the French that, despite his role as court painter, Winterhalter be released from his duties to complete a portrait of her family. The family sat multiple times for the portrait between October 1846 and January 1847. Upon finishing, it was hung in the Dining Room at Osborne House and then publicly displayed at St James' Palace where it had 100,000 visitors. The Queen herself was satisfied with the results, calling it a "chef d'oeuvre", and her views were shared by her close circle. At the time, however, the press gave a less favorable review of the painting, pointing out its "coarse handling" and the "sensual and flesh…

摘自英文维基百科「The Royal Family (Winterhalter portrait)」（CC BY-SA 4.0），暂时没有中文条目。