Princess Augusta Sophia; Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg; Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal
1 of 48 portraits by Henry Graves
Princess Augusta Sophia; Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg; Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal
by Arthur N. Sanders, published by Henry Graves, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, (1784)
10 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in. (268 mm x 190 mm) plate size; 15 3/4 in. x 11 5/8 in. (400 mm x 294 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15000
Sittersback to top
- Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal (1766-1828), Eldest daughter of George III; Queen of Württemberg. Sitter in 19 portraits. Identify
- Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg (1770-1840), Third daughter of George III. Sitter associated with 11 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 28 portraits.
- Princess Augusta Sophia (1768-1840), Second daughter of George III. Sitter associated with 18 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), Portrait and landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 268 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.
- Henry Graves (1806-1892), Printseller and fine art publisher. Artist or producer associated with 48 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Arthur N. Sanders (1838-active 1870), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 29 portraits.
Events of 1784back to top
Current affairs
Theatre proprietor and postal reformer John Palmer runs the first mail coach in England, between Bristol and London. A three day journey is now completed in 16 hours.Commutation Act reduces punitive duties on tea to combat smuggling.
Art and science
Aeronaut James Sadler makes the first hot air balloon flight in Britain, from Oxford to Woodeaton.Chemist Henry Cavendish's paper Experiments on Air reveals the composition of water.
Writer Samuel Johnson dies.
Joshua Reynolds succeeds Allan Ramsay as Painter to the King.
International
Thomas Jefferson's Land Ordinance passed by the United States' Continental Congress, coming into effect the following year. It allows for the sale of land in the largely unmapped west of the country.Britain receives its first bales of cotton from the United States since before the War of American Independence.
William Pitt's India Act creates a Board of Control to oversee the affairs of the British East India Company and centralise power.
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