Portrait of a Princess c.1740
Oil on canvas | 76.6 x 64.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 403550
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George IV had this painting at Carlton House as a portrait of his mother, Queen Charlotte, which does not seem likely. The image can be dated to c. 1740 by the very distinctive lace sleeve, but neither sitter nor artist can be securely identified and both are more likely to be German than English. The sitter is shown in a richly laced embroidered dress and ermine-lined robe around her shoulders, wearing rich jewels in powdered hair, round neck and at breast; a coronet is placed to her left.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George IV, apparently a pair to 404609; recorded in store at Carlton House in 1816 (no 348) and 1819 (no 240), as a portrait of Queen Charlotte when young
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
76.6 x 64.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
93.7 x 81.3 x 8.0 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Princess Augusta (1737-1813), later Duchess of Brunswick
Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), previously identified as