Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach

1 portrait

after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, (1716)
38 3/8 in. x 24 3/8 in. (975 mm x 619 mm)
Transferred from British Museum, 1879
Primary Collection
NPG 529

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Sitterback to top

Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737), Queen of George II. Sitter associated with 33 portraits.

Artistback to top

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 1666 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.

This portraitback to top

This is a copy of a portrait made by Sir Godfrey Kneller in 1716, now at Buckingham Palace. Caroline wear robes of state and rests her hand on her crown as Princess of Wales. She would become Queen in 1727 on the death of her father-in-law, George I.

Linked publicationsback to top

Bennett, Sue, Five Centuries of Women and Gardens, 2000 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 5 October 2000 to 21 January 2001), p. 49
Kerslake, John, Early Georgian Portraits, 1977, p. 31
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 105