Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818), Queen of George III
Sitter associated with 82 portraits
Queen of George III. The youngest daughter of Charles Louis of Mecklenberg-Strelitz, she first her future husband on 8 September 1761 and was married to him that evening. Unable to speak English and kept under the King's strict supervision, Charlotte felt alienated from both her husband and her adopted country during the initial decades of her marriage. Eventually the couple formed a strong and affectionate bond. Although she did not play much part in politics, her connections with German dukedoms made her a channel for the king's continental affairs. She had fifteen children and her popular reputation was that of unimpeachable if rather stern domesticity.
Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal
by and published by William Wynne Ryland, after Francis Cotes
line engraving, published 1770
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Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Thomas Burke, after Angelica Kauffmann
mezzotint, published 1772
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Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Richard Houston, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
mezzotint, 1772
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Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
after Unknown artist
etching, published 1782
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'A new way to pay the National-Debt'
by James Gillray, published by William Holland
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 21 April 1786
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Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; King George III
by George Noble
line engraving, published 1787
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 9 June 1787
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 10 May 1787
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
etching and aquatint, published 29 May 1787
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 29 May 1787
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'The bow to the throne, - alias - the begging bow'
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 6 May 1788
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 9 March 1788
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1788
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1788
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Portraits of their Majesty's & the Royal Family Viewing the Exhibition of the Royal Academy 1789
by Pietro Antonio Martini, after Johann Heinrich Ramberg
etching, published 1789
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Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1790
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Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after John Russell
stipple engraving, published 1791
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'Wierd sisters; ministers of darkness; minions of the moon'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 23 December 1791
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 22 November 1791
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'Frying sprats, toasting muffins' (Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; King George III)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 28 November 1791
NPG D12433
Royalty, Rulers and Aristocracy
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