Public invited to view historic artwork at King’s Gallery before exhibition ends
The Royal Family has offered a fresh update for the public as a key deadline approaches for one of its most prized displays. The Royal Collection Trust has highlighted a rare artwork linked to a Queen who reigned briefly yet left a lasting mark on Britain’s story.
The piece, created by English artist Edward Burne-Jones during the Georgian era, is now on show at the King’s Gallery. The Trust says the artist used gold paint on richly coloured paper to produce the elegant drawing. Burne-Jones often used this method but once admitted he could never quite recall the exact technique, describing each attempt as a new experiment.
Queen Alexandra purchased the ornate sheet in 1904, adding it to the Royal Collection where it has been preserved for more than a century.
Visitors can view this work along with other Burne-Jones pieces in The Edwardians: Age of Elegance exhibition. The display is open at the King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace until the end of the week.
Once the exhibition closes, the Palace will prepare for another major event early next year. Led by King Charles, the upcoming showcase will celebrate the style and wardrobe of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
