NotesA miniature by Benjamin Arlaud of Caroline of Ansbach in the Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, which is believed to have been painted about 1714, suggests that the MMA miniature may be by the same artist and of the same sitter. The princess's full name was Wilhelmina Carolina, and the inscription on the back of this work may preserve a traditional identification of her as the sitter.

In 1705 Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach married George Augustus (1683–1760), elector-prince of Hanover and later George II (1727–60) of Great Britiain and Ireland. She was remarkable for her intellectual powers and was a friend of Leibnitz and of Newton; Alexander Pope, John Gay, and Lord Chesterfield were among the distinguished members of her circle.

ProvenanceEstate of Isaac A. Josephi (until 1955)