Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
3 of 45 portraits by George Dawe
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by George Dawe
oil on canvas, 1817
55 in. x 42 1/2 in. (1397 mm x 1080 mm)
Purchased, 1858
Primary Collection
NPG 51
On display in Room 15 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sitterback to top
- Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1796-1817), Daughter of George IV. Sitter associated with 49 portraits.
Artistback to top
- George Dawe (1781-1829), History and portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 45 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Painted in the year of her death, Charlotte is shown wearing the Star of St Catherine of Russia and her 'Russian' dress (now in the Museum of London). The portfolio under her arm probably refers to her accomplishments as an amateur artist.
Linked publicationsback to top
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- Ribeiro, Aileen; Blackman, Cally, A Portrait of Fashion: Six Centuries of Dress at the National Portrait Gallery, 2015, p. 163
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 119
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 108
Events of 1817back to top
Current affairs
Princess Charlotte, only daughter of George, Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick, dies in childbirth, prompting widespread mourning.Seditious Meetings Bill drives democratic societies underground.
Rising depression and discontent; Prince Regent's coach attacked at state opening of Parliament.
Art and science
John Keats begins to write his epic poem Endymion on the Isle of Wight; a rite of passage as a professional poet after deserting his medical career.John Constable exhibits Flatford Mill, one of his most famous naturalistic landscape paintings, at the Royal Academy
John Rennie's new Waterloo Bridge opens.
International
Journalist William Cobbett flees to America fearing prosecution. Already imprisoned for two years for seditious libel he grew more vehemently pro-reform on his release and reduced the price of his weekly periodical the Political Register to expand its circulation and influence to all classes.James Monroe is elected President of the United States.
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