Princess Charlotte (1796-1817) inscribed 1801
Watercolour on ivory | 9.6 x 7.7 cm (sight) (sight) | RCIN 421476
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This miniature is a variant by Charlotte Jones (1768-1847) of Richard Cosway’s miniature of Princess Charlotte (Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire), painted in 1800 when she was four years old. It is one of a series of 12 portraits by Jonesdepicting the princess from when she was a child to the commemorative portrait of 1818. Charlotte Jones collected the portraits after the princess's death in 1817, mounted them in a black and gold triptych and preserved them as a treasured family possession. They were recorded in the possession of the artist's descendants (Mrs Herbert Jones [Rachel], The Princess Charlotte of Wales, p. 6-8) before being acquired for the Royal Collection in 1945.
Jones was a pupil of Richard Cosway. She worked in London and Manchester and exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1801 and 1823. She was appointed miniature painter to Princess Charlotte in 1808.The miniature is inscribed in ink on a paper fixed to the backing card: Her Royal Highness / The Princess Charlotte / of Wales – /1806 / Charlotte Jones / Pinxit (1801 on the frame).
Provenance
Collected by the artist after the Princess's death; Sir Lawrence Jones, Bt, Cranmer Hall, Norfolk; by descent; sold at Christie's 17 December 1945 (16); bt by George VI for the Royal Collection.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
9.6 x 7.7 cm (sight) (sight)
16.1 x 15.0 cm (frame, external)