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Description: Queen Charlotte (1744–1818)

TitleQueen Charlotte (1744–1818)

Creator nameGainsborough, Thomas

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1781

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom

https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/7/collection/401407/queen-charlotte-1744-1818

Accession numberRCIN 401407

SubjectsPortrait painting, BritishQueens in artCostume--History--18th centuryFashion--French influencesFull-length portraits

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1. The Fabric of Society: Fashion from 1750 to 1789

Aileen Ribeiro

The Art of Dress: Fashion in England and France, 1750 to 1820

It can hardly be said that any sense of entente cordiale existed between England and France in the period covered by this book; even at times when there were no overt hostilities in Europe...

Author

Aileen Ribeiro

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.33-80

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00308.2

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Chapter subject tags:Costume--History--18th centuryPortrait painting, British--18th centuryPortrait painting, French--18th centuryClothing and dress--France--History--18th centuryClothing and dress--Great Britain--History--18th centuryArt and society--Britain--History--18th centuryArt and society--France--History--18th centuryEngland--Social life and customs--18th centuryFrance--Social life and customs--18th centuryGainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788Vigée-Lebrun, Louise-Elisabeth, 1755-1842Boucher, François, 1703-1770Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793

11. The Prince of Wales at Somerset House

Mark Hallett

Reynolds: Portraiture in Action

~~In 1780, the Royal Academy moved into its first proper home. Over the previous decade, the institution’s annual...

Author

Mark Hallett

PublisherPaul Mellon Centre

Related print edition pages: pp.343-381

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00296.12

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Chapter subject tags:Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792Somerset House (London, England)Great Britain--History--George III, 1760-1820Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)Portrait painting, British--18th century

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