George III, Queen Charlotte, the Prince of Wales and others in a Picture Gallery near Windsor Castle

January 11, 1790

Not on view

Portraits of George III, Queen Charlotte and their children adorn this delicately colored fan leaf that celebrates royal patronage of the arts. The group stands in a picture gallery near Windsor Castle (the latter is seen through the open door at right). Lit from above by a skylight, the room is closely hung with works by Canaletto and Benjamin West that are part of the royal collection. The printing was executed à la poupée, a method in which colors are carefully dabbed onto the plate with small rags. Mounted as a fan, it would have signaled the user's royalist loyalties.

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Title: George III, Queen Charlotte, the Prince of Wales and others in a Picture Gallery near Windsor Castle
Artist: After(?) Johann Heinrich Ramberg (German, Hanover 1763–1840 Hanover)
Publisher: Antonio Cesare Poggi (Italian, Florence 1744–1836 Paris)
Sitter: Charlotte, Queen of England (1744–1818)
Sitter: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
Sitter: George, Prince of Wales (British, London 1762–1830 Windsor)
Published in: London
Date: January 11, 1790
Medium: Etching, printed in color
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 19 5/16 in. (24 × 49 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.544.13
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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