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"Princess Charlotte of Belgium, Empress of Mexico (1840-1927)", Albert Graefle after Franz Xaver Winterhalter, orig. 1864; Royal Collection Trust 402474 Royal Portraits Painting, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Victorian Portraits, Victorian Paintings, Old Portraits, Edouard Manet, Historical Painting, Victorian Art, Historical Art

This painting is a copy of Winterhalter’s original portrait, painted in Paris in 1864. Graefle also copied its companion painting of the Emperor Maximilian, Princess Charlotte’s husband (RCIN 402484). Princess Charlotte (1840-1927) was the only daughter of Leopold I, King of the Belgians. She was lively and intelligent as a child and much loved by her English relations. She married the in 1857 and her husband was created Emperor of Mexico in 1864. He was executed there in 1867. Queen…

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Gods and Foolish Grandeur: Overblown and unpleasant kings - Wilhelm II and Carol II, portraits by de László Royal Portraits Painting, Romanian Royal Family, Man In Uniform, Royal Family Portrait, King Painting, Order Of The Garter, Old Portraits, Historical Painting, European Royalty

Emperor Wilhelm II, 1909-11. Though recently repaired, the portrait still shows the marks of five slashes apparently inflicted by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II. The first grandchild of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, "Willy" suffered a birth injury that permanently damaged his left arm; many believe his disability, and others' reaction to it, severely affected his psychology. He was further warped by his early indoctrination into the all-pervasive Prussian military milieu…

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