John Haslem (1808-84)
Maria Antonia, Duchess Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1797-1862) Signed and dated 1851
Enamel on gold | 5.2 x 4.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 421637
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Painted in 1851 according to the Enamels inventory, and taken from Guglielmo Faija's miniature (420796; Royal Collection) of the same date, based on a miniature by Moritz Michael Daffinger (1790-1849) of c.1835.
Maria Antonia, Duchess Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, daughter and heiress of Francis Joseph, Prince of Kohary, and Countess Antonie of Waldstein-Wartenberg, married, in 1815, Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, who later used the title Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Known to Queen Victoria as 'Aunt Tony', she was remembered as 'quite lovely' by Queen Victoria's half-sister, Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, who met her just after her marriage (RA VIC/Y 43/40).Provenance
Commissioned by Queen Victoria from the artist in 1851
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Medium and techniques
Enamel on gold
Measurements
5.2 x 4.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
5.4 x 4.7 cm (frame, external)
4.6 x 4.2 cm (sight)
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Alternative title(s)
Antonia, Princess Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (1797-1862)
Marie Antoinette Gabrielle, Princess Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1797-1862)
