Oil paint on canvas
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Robert Vernon
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Installation Order Garter
Presented by Robert Vernon 1847
adults
arch
architecture
Berkshire
chapel
crowd
Edward III, King
Edward, Prince of Wales, ‘Black Prince’
England
England, South East
England, Southern
features
groups
history
interiors
man
named individuals
people
Phillippa, Queen
places
politics and society
religion and belief
religious
royalty: Edward III, founding of Order of the Garter, 1348
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
universal religious imagery
Windsor, Windsor Castle, St George’s Chapel
woman
worship
<p>This is probably a finished sketch for a large oil painting which West produced in 1787 for the Audience Chamber at Windsor Castle. It was one of eight pictures recording events from the reign of King Edward III, who founded the Order of the Knights of the Garter in 1348. West painted them between 1786 and 1789. Here, he depicts the scene in St George's chapel, Windsor, when the Order was founded. The King and the Prince of Wales are kneeling on either side of the altar while Queen Pillippa is kneeling to the left.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
Sketch for ‘The Installation of the Order of the Garter’
support: 412 × 557 mm
frame: 687 × 827 × 65 mm
Presented by <a href="/search?gid=999999978" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Robert Vernon</a> 1847
<p>This is probably a finished sketch for a large oil  <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>painting</span></a> which West produced in 1787 for the  Audience Chamber at Windsor Castle. It was one of  eight pictures recording events from the reign of  King Edward III, who founded the Order of the  Knights of the Garter in 1348. West painted them  between 1786 and 1789. Here, he depicts the scene  in St George's chapel, Windsor, when the Order was  founded. The King and the Prince of Wales are  kneeling on either side of the altar while Queen  Pillippa is kneeling to the left.</p>
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2004-09-02T00:00:00
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adults arch architecture Berkshire chapel crowd Edward III, King Edward, Prince of Wales, ‘Black Prince’ England England, South East England, Southern features groups history interiors man named individuals people Phillippa, Queen places politics and society religion and belief religious royalty: Edward III, founding of Order of the Garter, 1348 UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions universal religious imagery Windsor, Windsor Castle, St George’s Chapel woman worship