This website presents our knowledge and research on this important aspect of the Royal Collection. As of April 2026 it will not be regularly updated and new research on this topic will sit within the main website.

Visit the Royal Collection

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

    CAROLINE WATSON (1760/61-1814)

    The Virgin and Child with two Angels

    published 1 January 1813

    Stipple | 39.4 x 31.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851131

    A print after a painting then in the possession of Francis Coutts, Marquess of Bute, Luton Parkwhich. Lettered with attribution of the painting to Raphael. Lettered with Bible quote, production details and dedication. Showing the Virgin lifting a veil with her left hand and holding the right arm of the sleeping Christ child with her right, with two angels at either side; in a landscape.

    • Creator(s)

      Caroline Watson (1760/61-1814) (engraver)

      After a work previously attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

      Mary Parr : 52 Pall Mall, London (publisher)

      Frances Coutts, Marquis of Bute [Luton Park] (dedicatee)

      Caroline Watson (1760/61-1814) (dedicator)

    • 39.4 x 31.1 cm (sheet of paper)

      29.9 x 22.2 cm (image)

    • ON EARTH PEACE. / Luke.Ch.II.V.14.

    • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

    • Subject(s)
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Christianity
            • Devotional Images of Christ
              • Virgin & Child
            • Life of Christ
              • Infancy of Christ
                • Christ Child
            • Angels, demons, devils, saints
              • Angels
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Industries, Crafts and Trades
          • Clothing
            • Headgear
              • Veils
    PreviousNext
    PreviousNext
    Policy links
    Royal Collection TrustIn Partnership with

    Royal Collection Trust is a charity caring for the Royal Collection and welcoming visitors to the royal palaces. We bring our shared history to life through world-class experiences that involve and inspire people, wherever they are. Income from tickets and retail sales helps us to conserve the Collection so that it can be enjoyed by everyone for generations to come.