Herbert Luther Smith (1809-69)
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Duchess of Kent (1786-1861) 1844
Oil on panel | 34.7 x 29.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406215
Arcade Corridor , Osborne House
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This portrait of Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later the Duchess of Kent and mother of Queen Victoria, is a copy after the pastel portrait by J.H. Schroeder of c.1795 which forms part of a set of Francis Anthony, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, his Duchess and his children, at Schloss Callenburg, Coburg (exh. Coburg 1997, no. 1-19, repr.).
Herbert Luther Smith was commissioned to make copies after the pastels for Queen Victoria.Provenance
Probably commissioned by Queen Victoria -
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Oil on panel
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34.7 x 29.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
53.7 x 48.0 x 0.9 cm (frame, external)
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Princess Victoire of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Duchess of Kent (1786-1861)
