The Funeral Procession of the Much Beloved and Regretted Princess Charlotte of Wales and of Saxe Coburg
2 of 3 portraits by Thomas Sutherland
© National Portrait Gallery, London
The Funeral Procession of the Much Beloved and Regretted Princess Charlotte of Wales and of Saxe Coburg
by Thomas Sutherland, after Richard Barrett Davis
coloured aquatint, published 1818
Purchased, 1981
Reference Collection
NPG D10707
Artistsback to top
- Richard Barrett Davis (1782-1854). Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Thomas Sutherland (born circa 1785), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
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This sombre, but beautiful, record describes the eerily picturesque scene of Charlotte's torchlight funeral procession to her final internment in St George's Chapel on the evening of 19 November 1817. It marks the scale of the event, which was attended by massive crowds.
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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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