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SIR WILLIAM BEECHEY (1753-1839)

Princess Augusta (1768-1840)

c.1797-1802

RCIN 404556

This full-length portrait of George IV’s younger sister was exhibited, along with that of Prince Ernest, at the Royal Academy in 1802. Probably conceived as a pair, the two were hanging together at Kew Palace in 1805, where the royal siblings spent much time together.

Commissioned by George III

  • WINDSOR CASTLE INVENTORY....[date] / No.... [inventory number]; oval stamp referring to the Victorian Pictures InventoryNo 1518 [?8]


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