Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

by Richard Woodman
watercolour, circa 1816
7 3/8 in. x 5 7/8 in. (187 mm x 149 mm) oval
Given by Frederic Bulley by wish of his brother, 1866
Primary Collection
NPG 206

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  • Richard Woodman (1784-1859), Engraver and portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 30 portraits.

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Contemporary descriptions of Princess Charlotte suggest that she was a 'well-set, young beautiful woman' with a disconcertingly masculine manner. Sir Thomas Lawrence found her 'wanting in elegance of deportment', but noted that 'if she does nothing gracefully, she does everything kindly'.
Evidence of her boisterous nature is not found in her portrait images, which, as in this example, usually present her in a demure fashion. Painted around the time of her marriage, her hair is dressed with roses, and she holds her hand and arm to display her wedding ring and diamond bracelet, gifts from Prince Leopold.

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Current affairs

Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.
Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.

Art and science

Jane Austen publishes Emma.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.

International

British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.
Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.

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