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This painting was commissioned by the queen to commemorate her family at the time of the Golden Jubilee. The figures are shown in the Green Drawing Room in Windsor Castle. A bronze bust of the Prince Consort, who died in 1861, is visible on the mantelpiece. All the subjects (the queen with her children, children-in-law, and grandchildren) were painted from life and the picture is notable for the accuracy and liveliness of its portraits and for the freshness of its colouring.
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