Presentation of debutantes at Buckingham Palace
1927
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1927
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Presentation of debutantes at Buckingham Palace is a 1927 by Charles Robinson, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a big room with lots of people. In the front, a line of women in white dresses and hats stand near a red carpet. Behind them, more people sit in rows, watching. The walls are light-colored with arches, and a chandelier hangs from the ceiling. The artist used quick, loose lines to show the crowd and details like the women’s dresses. The background looks simple compared to the busy foreground. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this drawing in person.
A drawing by Charles Robinson from 1927 depicts debutantes being presented to King George V and Queen Mary in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace. The work was created as an illustration for a double-page spread in *The Queen* magazine, published in 1927.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Charles Robinson painted dreamy watercolors in the 1930s—soft hills, medieval villages, and gentle nudes all in delicate washes.
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