H.R.H. Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanor (1711-1786), 2nd daughter of George II: M.13-1955

Current Location: Gallery 17 staircase

Titles

H.R.H. Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanor (1711-1786), 2nd daughter of George II

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Roubiliac, Louis François

Entities

Bust

Categories

Sculpture

Description

White marble. The sitter is facing towards the front, with her head slightly to the right. Her hair is turned back under a ribbon and gathered in two plaits knotted behind and falling on the neck. The loose drapery is caught by a brooch in front and falls in two folds over the bust.

Notes

History note: The former owner told Mrs K. Esdaile that the bust had been given by William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, to his sister Lady Caroline Waldegrave, daughter of the 3rd Earl Waldegrave. Her mother had been a Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princesses Amelia and Caroline, and the latter had been left £4,000 in the Princess's will.

Legal notes

Purchased with the S.G. Perceval Fund.

Measurements and weight

Width: 48.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1955) by Lumley, T. H. W.

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
Production date: circa AD 1740 : probably

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Socle Height 14.8 cm
Bust Height 58 cm

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Carving : White marble, carved

Inscription or legends present

Text: L.F. Roubiliac Scit ad vivum
Location: Below her left shoulder
Method of creation: Inscribed

References and bibliographic entries

The Life and Works of François Roubiliac page(s): pp. 97-8
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Annual Report for the Year ending 31 December 1955
The Fitzwilliam Museum, An Illustrated Survey
Rococo: Art and Design in Hogarth's England page(s): p. 294

Related exhibitions

Rococo: Art and Design in Hogarth's England

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.13-1955
Primary reference Number: 31017
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_13_1955
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 January 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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