Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
• To view more Constables, an enormous collection of Turners, and other British art, visit
London's Tate Britain (
see the Tate Britain Tour). For now, continue ahead to Room
41.
Delaroche—
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey
(1833)
It's 1554. The teenage queen's nine-day reign has reached its curfew. This innocent girl,
manipulated into power politics by cunning advisors, is now sent to the execution site in
the Tower of London. As her friends swoon with grief, she's blindfolded and forced to
kneel at the block. Legend has it that the confused, humiliated girl was left kneeling on the
scaffold. She crawled around, groping for the chopping block, crying out, “Where is it?
What am I supposed to do?” The executioner in scarlet looks on with as much compassion
as he can muster.
Britain's distinct contribution to art history is this Pre-Raphaelite style, showing me-
dieval scenes in luminous realism with a mood of understated tragedy.
• Exit Room 41 and enter Room 43. The Impressionist paintings are scattered throughout
Rooms 43-46.
