Queen's Gallery - Report from Europe - 'Royal Treasures: A Golden Jubilee Celebration' exhibit - Brief Article

Magazine Antiques, June, 2002 by Miriam Kramer

A number her of events have scheduled this year to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. One of the most significant was the reopening last month of the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace, after a closure of nearly three years. The size of the gallery has been doubled, and such features as an education room and lecture theater have been added.

The inaugural exhibition, Royal Treasures: A Golden Jubilee Celebration, delves into the tastes of individual monarchs and other members of the royal family who have shaped this important art collection. Among the paintings on view are Anthony van Dyck's equestrian portrait of Charles I, as well as works by Hans Holbein the Younger, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Duccio, Canaletto, Lotto, and Stubbs, among others. The decorative arts are also well represented in the Royal Collection, including furniture, porcelain, jewelry, and snuffboxes by makers such as Jean Henri Riesener, the Sevres porcelain manufactory, and the workshops of Peter Carl Faberge.

The exhibition is on view until January 12, 2003. It is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue edited by Jane Roberts, the curator of the print room of the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. Distributed in North America by Thames and Hudson, it maybe ordered by telephoning 800-288-2129.