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Description: | The scene takes place in the private chamber of the Queen Elizabeth. Sir Walter Raleigh is kneeling in front of the Queen, in presence of her ladies-in waiting. It is how the artist D W Wynfield imagined the discovery of the secret marriage of Raleigh to Bess Throckmorton, one of Queen's Ladies-in-Waiting. The marriage was discovered on May 31, 1592. The Queen, who required ladies-in-waiting to get her permission to marry, had Raleigh arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London. Bess was expelled from court. The Queen expected the couple to sue for pardon, but they refused, and Raleigh fell into disgrace for five years.
Oil painting showing Queen Elizabeth seated in her chamber, without her wig. Sir Walter Raleigh is kneeling before her. Three ladies in waiting are present. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Elizabethan period Beds Fine arts Women Oil painting Ladies in waiting Sorrow Queen Elizabeth I Men Punishment Oil Paintings Marriage Royal chamber Victorian period Royalty Royal family Interiors Palaces Queens Royal weddings Paintings Royal households Narrative painting Dresses Sir Walter Raleigh People Art collections | Temporal: | 1875
Victorian (1837-1901) | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | WYNFIELD; David Wilkie (1837 - 1887) | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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