Reproductie van een tekening van een ceremonie met Mary van Teck door S. Begg before 1900

Lascelles & Co. produced this reproduction of a drawing by S. Begg, capturing a ceremony with Mary of Teck. The piece gives a glimpse into the rituals and representations of power that defined the British monarchy during that era. The focus on Mary of Teck, later Queen Mary, highlights the role of women in upholding the symbolic and political power of the crown. It invites questions about how royal women navigated the expectations placed upon them, and how they shaped their own identities within these constraints. The drawing freezes a moment heavy with symbolism, where every gesture and garment speaks to the authority and tradition of the monarchy. What emotions might this ceremony have evoked, both for those participating and for the public observing? Consider how such representations reinforce or challenge existing social hierarchies, and what they tell us about the values and beliefs of the society that produced and consumed them.