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Queen Charlotte: PD.24-1971

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Queen Charlotte

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Downman, John

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 198 mm
Width: 161 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1971-07) by King, Herbert Ryder

Dating

Production date: AD 1783

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black and red chalk, with stump on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Her Majesty Charlo(tte) / [cut] Dec. 1783
  • Location: Centre right
  • Method of creation: Black chalk

Inscription present: apparently Downman's hand

  • Text: Her Majesty of England. 1783. Origl. first Sitting. / She was Sophia-Charlotte, Princess of Mecklenberg-Strelitz. / She sat in the Queens Closet Buckingham House, his / Majesty came in with the Lords North and Grantham / and two others, presently the two eldest Princesses. / The King said to the Princess Royal, are you also prepared to sit? This turned all Eyes / to her as she was directly opposited the light and occasioned the most beautiful / suffusion of bloom I ever saw, and they certainly were at that time two of the / most beautiful of persons. I also drew their Portraits, and grouped in / whole-length, and a whole-length of the Queen for the Duchess of Ancaster, and two others
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: MS label

Inscription present: small circular label, bearing Buttery number

  • Text: HAB/A/120/C
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.24-1971
Primary reference Number: 15373
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Queen Charlotte" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/15373 Accessed: 2024-12-26 12:43:30

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/15373 |title=Queen Charlotte |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-26 12:43:30|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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