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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, then went to ...
Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester. by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds. mezzotint, (circa 1774) 6 1/4 in. x 6 3/8 in. (160 mm x 161 mm) plate size; 17 3/8 in. x 12 in. (441 mm x 306 mm) paper size. Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966. Reference Collection.
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom, a daughter of George III of the United Kingdom. Princess Sophia of Gloucester, a great granddaughter of George II of Great Britain. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, a daughter of George I of Great Britain. Sophia of Hanover, mother of George I of Great Britain, and Electress of Hanover.
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.
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 ...
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 (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 George's Chapel, Windsor.
