| Caroline of Brunswick | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Thomas Lawrence |
| Year | 1804 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
Caroline of Brunswick 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
- ↑ Black p.113
- ↑ Romantics & Revolutionaries p.90
- ↑ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw01097/Princess-Caroline-of-Brunswick-Wolfenbttel
- ↑ Fraser p.170
- ↑ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw01097/Princess-Caroline-of-Brunswick-Wolfenbttel
Bibliography
- 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.