Regency Portraits Catalogue
Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1768-1821), Queen of George IV
- Gallery portraits
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Queen of George IV whom she married as Prince of Wales in 1795 and from whom she separated a year later. The scandals created by her unseemly behaviour led to the so-called 'Trial of Queen Caroline' in the House of Lords of which there is a painting by Hayter in the NPG.
Of many mostly uncharitable personal descriptions possibly the fairest is Lord Malmesbury's who had been sent as envoy to the Court of Brunswick - '… pretty face - not expressive of softness - her figure not graceful - fine eyes - good hand - tolerable teeth but going - fair hair and light eyebrows, good bust - short, with what the French call des epaules impertinentes' (Malmesbury, Diaries, 20 November 1794).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
Of many mostly uncharitable personal descriptions possibly the fairest is Lord Malmesbury's who had been sent as envoy to the Court of Brunswick - '… pretty face - not expressive of softness - her figure not graceful - fine eyes - good hand - tolerable teeth but going - fair hair and light eyebrows, good bust - short, with what the French call des epaules impertinentes' (Malmesbury, Diaries, 20 November 1794).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.