Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (painting)
| Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
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| Artist | Thomas Lawrence |
| Year | 1804 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 140.3 cm × 111.8 cm (55.2 in × 44.0 in) |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel is an 1804 portrait painting by the English artist Thomas Lawrence portraying Caroline of Brunswick, the estranged wife of George, Princes of Wales.[1] [2] Lawrence, the top portrait painter of the era, had previously created a dual portrait of Caroline and her daughter Princess Charlotte in 1801. Rumours about an alleged affair between Caroline and Lawrence were later a part of the 1806 delicate investigation, a failed attempt by George to secure a divorce from his wife.
It is a frequently reproduced image of Caroline. She wears a red velvet dress, which shows the influence of Renaissance styles on the fashions of the day.[3] On the left is a bust of her father, the Duke of Brunswick, which Caroline had herself sculpted.[4] The painting is today exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Black p.113
- ^ Romantics & Revolutionaries p.90
- ^ National Portrait Gallery
- ^ Fraser p.170
- ^ National Portrait Gallery
Bibliography
[edit]- Black, Jeremy. The Hanoverians: The History of a Dynasty. A&C Black, 2007.
- Crane, David, Hebron, Stephen & Woof, Robert. Romantics & Revolutionaries: Regency Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery London. National Portrait Gallery, 2002.
- Fraser, Flora. The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline. A&C Black, 2012.
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