Laurits Tuxen (1853-1927) was a phenomenally talented artist, and thanks to his skill for both painting and diplomacy, he would establish himself as one of the most important European court painters in the nineteenth century, active, amongst other places, in Great Britain, where he created a number of memorable portraits of Queen Victoria and her family, and in Russia, where he depicted coronations and weddings in the families of the Czars. This book offers the first complete presentation of Tuxens royal portraits and paintings and shows both full and detailed views of familiar and by now...