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Charlotte, Queen of George III

Oil Painting
ca. 1783 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Gainsborough, Thomas (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (painted)

This painting has previously been thought to be by the artist Thomas Gainsborough but the quality and style of the work has led to this attribution being questioned. The image is probably a copy after the original work in the Royal Collection or a copy of the Gainsborough that is in the Bache Collection at the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the wife of King George III of England, who reigned from 1760-1820.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Portraits
Object type
Oil painting
TitleCharlotte, Queen of George III (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Oil
Canvas
Painted
Brief description
Oil on canvas, 'Charlotte (1744-1818), Queen of George III', formerly attributed to Thomas Gainsborough, RA, ca. 1783
Physical description
Oil on canvas; portrait of a lady quarter length, full face, the head is cobereed with a white lace trimmed mantilla with lace detail at the neck and breast
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 28.5in
  • Estimate width: 23.5in
Dimensions taken from Summary Catalogue of British Paintings, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973
Style
British School
Object history
Purchased, 1879
Subject depicted
Charlotte (Queen of Great Britain)
Summary
This painting has previously been thought to be by the artist Thomas Gainsborough but the quality and style of the work has led to this attribution being questioned. The image is probably a copy after the original work in the Royal Collection or a copy of the Gainsborough that is in the Bache Collection at the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the wife of King George III of England, who reigned from 1760-1820.
Bibliographic reference
Millar, Oliver, , (London: Phaidon, 1969), p.37.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
91-1879

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Record createdApril 25, 2006
Record URL
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