Holman Hunt was in the crowd on London Bridge on 10 March, 1863, celebrating the marriage of Princess Alexandra of Denmark to the future Edward VII. He made sketches, but did not complete this painting till May 1864. He included portraits of several friends and acquaintances including Thomas Combe in a top hat on the extreme left, arm in arm with the artist himself and Mrs Combe with Millais's father and brother and the artist Robert Braithwaite Martineau.
Holman Hunt was in the crowd on London Bridge on 10 March, 1863, celebrating the marriage of Princess Alexandra of Denmark to the future Edward VII. He made sketches, but did not complete this painting till May 1864. He included portraits of several friends and acquaintances including Thomas Combe in a top hat on the extreme left, arm in arm with the artist himself and Mrs Combe with Millais's father and brother and the artist Robert Braithwaite Martineau.
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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: alexandra, archival, archive, bridge, british, celebrating, crowd, edward, historical, history, holman, hunt, london, marriage, night, painting, pre-rapahelite, prince, princess, royalty, victorian, vii
