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The Life of Buckingham

c. 1855
(British, 1816-c. 1863)
England, 19th century, Victorian
oil on board
Framed: 54.1 x 64.5 x 10.2 cm (21 5/16 x 25 3/8 x 4 in.); Unframed: 30.5 x 40.5 cm (12 x 15 15/16 in.)
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 2014.373
Location: 203B British Painting and Decorative Arts
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Augustus Leopold Egg’s The Life of Buckingham depicts a fictional moment in the debauched, roguish life of George Villiers (1628–1687), 2nd Duke of Buckingham (seated at the center, wearing white). Although the scene is invented,
the merrymakers and courtesans depicted around the table (among them King Charles II, to Buckingham’s right) were characters the duke would have personally known and were familiar to Victorian audiences who delighted in the
cautionary tale of excess.
The Life of Buckingham

The Life of Buckingham

c. 1855

Augustus Leopold Egg

(British, 1816-c. 1863)
England, 19th century, Victorian

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