Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales
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Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales
by Charles Philips
oil on canvas, circa 1736
50 1/4 in. x 40 in. (1276 mm x 1016 mm)
Purchased, 1925
Primary Collection
NPG 2093
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Sitterback to top
- Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (1719-1772), Mother of George III. Sitter associated with 15 portraits.
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This portrait may have been made on the occasion of Augusta's marriage to Frederick, Prince of Wales. She is wearing a grey brocaded dress and an ermine-lined crimson cloak to signify her royal status. To her left is a throne displaying the Prince of Wales's feathers. More detailed information from an out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue.
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- 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. 59
- Kerslake, John, Early Georgian Portraits, 1977, p. 7
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 24
- Williamson, David, The National Portrait Gallery: History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1998, p. 137
- Williamson, David, Kings and Queens, 2010, p. 136
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