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Princess Sophia Matilda (1773-1844) was the daughter of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Maria, Dowager Countess of Waldegrave, and the niece of George III.It is thought that the artist was Richard Crosse (1742-1810) who was born near Cullompton, Devonshire. He was a deaf mute and took up miniature painting as a hobby,...
28 de nov. de 2013 · Princess Sophia Matilda was born in Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, on 29 May 1773, the eldest child and only surviving daughter of William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester, a younger brother of George III, and his wife, Maria, the illegitimate daughter of Sir Edward Walpole MP and widow of the 2nd Earl Waldegrave.
Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester. by and published by Thomas Watson, and published by Walter Shropshire, after Sir Joshua Reynolds mezzotint, published 1 January 1775 (circa 1774) 10 7/8 in. x 12 7/8 in. (277 mm x 326 mm) plate size; 12 7/8 in. x 12 7/8 in. (328 mm x 327 mm) paper size Acquired, 1960 Reference Collection NPG D33047
This portrait must date from c. 1800 when the sitter was 23. It is executed in a formula devised by Reynolds and Romney in the 1770s to express a young lady’s simplicity and sensibility. The white dress, veil and strings of pearls are simple and unaffected; the tender posture, dreamy smile, flushed cheeks and natural setting convey the sitter’s fine feelings.The sitter was George III’s ...
Princess Sophia Matilda (1773-1844) was the niece of George III, daughter of his brother Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Maria, Countess Dowager of Waldegrave. Sophia never married nor had any children. She lived at New Lodge in Winkfield, near Windsor in Berkshire, died on 29 November 1844 and is buried in St Georges Chapel...
3 November 1777 - 27 May 1848. Princess Sophia was born at Buckingham House, now Buckingham Palace, on 3 November 1777, she was the fifth daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The infant princess was christened with the names Sophia Matilda on 1 December 1777 in the Great Council Chamber at St James's Palace by ...
Princess Sophia of Gloucester (Sophia Matilda; 29 May 1773 – 29 November 1844) was a member of the British Royal Family, a great granddaughter of George II and niece of George III. Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) was one of the most important figures of the eighteenth century art world.
