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A woodcut showing the Emperor Maximilian in a triumphal chariot.
This large woodcut, over 2 metres in length, was originally planned as part of a huge printed frieze. The work, undertaken by a team of designers and woodblock cutters, was to show a triumph
Highlights from the print collection

An introduction to the print collection of the Royal Collection

CHARLOTTE, PRINCESS ROYAL (1766–1828), AFTER GIULIO CLOVIO (1498–1578)

Minerva

1785

RCIN 816795

The children (especially the daughters) of George III and Queen Charlotte were taught a range of artistic techniques by professional tutors, including etching by Biagio Rebecca and Peltro William Tomkins. Copying from the old masters was an established teaching method for professional and amateur alike, and the holdings of the Royal Collection were occasionally used for inspiration. Here, the soft grey chalk of a Michelangelesque drawing by Clovio in George III's collection has been translated into the linear manner of an etching.


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