The First Council of Queen Victoria
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title:
The First Council of Queen Victoria
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The First Council of Queen Victoria is an 1838 history painting by the Scottish artist David Wilkie. It depicts the first meeting of the privy council following the succession of Queen Victoria to the throne following the death of her uncle William IV. It represents the actual meeting that took place in the Red Saloon at Kensington Palace on 20 June 1837, when the eighteen year-old queen met with senior politicians from both the governing Whig Party and the opposition Tories.
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Painting by David Wilkie
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Council_of_Queen_Victoria
date created:
2024-07-08T16:26:19Z
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2024-08-30T15:35:29Z
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