The Funeral Ceremony of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales and Saxe Coburg
© National Portrait Gallery, London
The Funeral Ceremony of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales and Saxe Coburg
by Thomas Sutherland, after Charles Wild, and after James Stephanoff
hand-coloured lithograph, Published 1818
15 in. x 16 5/8 in. (380 mm x 423 mm) sight measurement
Purchased, 1981
Reference Collection
NPG D20919
Sitterback to top
- Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1796-1817), Daughter of George IV. Sitter associated with 49 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- James Stephanoff (circa 1787-1874), Watercolour painter. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
- Thomas Sutherland (born circa 1785), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- Charles Wild (1781-1835). Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
Placesback to top
- Place portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Berkshire (St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle)
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Events of 1818back to top
Current affairs
Death of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's Queen since 1761.Official enquiry initiated into Queen Caroline's conduct abroad.
Art and science
Mary Shelley anonymously publishes her masterpiece Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus which reflects growing concern about the role of morality in science.Lord Byron completes his romance Childe Harolde's Pilgrimage, whose gloomy, dissolute hero was probably based on the writer himself.
International
Stamford Raffles acquires authorisation to construct a fort at Singapore marking the beginning of its development as a centre of East-West trade.Congress of European Alliance at Aix-La-Chapelle. Lord Castlereagh plays a central role in establishing a pan-Europe peace settlement to bring a chastened France back into the world of political respectability.
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