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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

(1796-1817), Daughter of George IV

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 49 portraits
Charlotte's parents separated a few months after her birth, their marriage having lasted only a year. Charlotte was brought up by governesses and saw little of her mother. Contemporary descriptions of Princess Charlotte suggest that she was a 'well-set, young beautiful woman' with a masculine manner. Sir Thomas Lawrence found her 'wanting in elegance of deportment', but noted that 'if she does nothing gracefully, she does everything kindly'. She married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg in 1816. They enjoyed only a few months of happiness before she died in childbirth the following year. Public grief at her death was heightened by the universal scorn felt for the rest of the royal family.

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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; Leopold I, King of the Belgians, by William Thomas Fry, after  George Dawe - NPG 1530

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; Leopold I, King of the Belgians

by William Thomas Fry, after George Dawe
coloured engraving, based on a work of 1817
NPG 1530

'The presentation - or - the wise men's offering', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12553

'The presentation - or - the wise men's offering'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 January 1796
NPG D12553

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by  Gaetano Stefano Bartolozzi, after  Richard Cosway - NPG D15606

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by Gaetano Stefano Bartolozzi, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 15 May 1797
NPG D15606

'The guardian-angel', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12842

'The guardian-angel'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 22 April 1805
NPG D12842

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, by Marie Anne Bourlier, published by  Edward Harding, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D33512

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

by Marie Anne Bourlier, published by Edward Harding, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 19 May 1806
NPG D33512

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, by Marie Anne Bourlier, published by  John Bell, after  Richard Cosway - NPG D8117

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

by Marie Anne Bourlier, published by John Bell, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1 March 1807 (January 1807)
NPG D8117

Imperial Botany, probably by Charles Williams, published by  William Naunton Jones - NPG D46372

Imperial Botany

probably by Charles Williams, published by William Naunton Jones
hand-coloured etching, published 1 March 1814
NPG D46372

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, by John Samuel Agar, after  Charlotte Jones - NPG D8120

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

by John Samuel Agar, after Charlotte Jones
stipple engraving, published 21 March 1814
NPG D8120

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, by John Samuel Agar, published by  Colnaghi & Co, after  Charlotte Jones - NPG D8141

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

by John Samuel Agar, published by Colnaghi & Co, after Charlotte Jones
stipple engraving, published 21 March 1814
NPG D8141

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, by John Samuel Agar, published by  Colnaghi & Co, after  Charlotte Jones - NPG D19159

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

by John Samuel Agar, published by Colnaghi & Co, after Charlotte Jones
stipple engraving, published 21 March 1814
NPG D19159

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, by Robert Cooper, published by  Rudolph Ackermann, after  Alfred Edward Chalon - NPG D33513

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

by Robert Cooper, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 4 June 1816
NPG D33513

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, by Henry Meyer, published by  Rudolph Ackermann, after  Alfred Edward Chalon - NPG D33514

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 21 October 1816
NPG D33514

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after and published by  Sir George Hayter - NPG D33520

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after and published by Sir George Hayter
stipple engraving, 1816
NPG D33520

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