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Amelia was buried in the Royal Vault in St George's Chapel, Windsor. Her eldest brother, later George IV, is reputed to have requested her death mask. Aftermath 1820 print depicting the apotheosis of Amelia with her brothers Octavius and Alfred
- 13 November 1810, Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
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8 de sept. de 2020 · A look inside the famous death masks (and deaths) from some of humanity's most notable — and notorious — individuals. Throughout history, humanity has revered the passing of a person in a ...
Amelia had remained one of his favorite sisters, so much so that the prince even reportedly made the macabre (but not uncommon at the time) request to get her death mask made, AKA taking an impression of her corpse’s face.
28 de ago. de 2020 · Tussaud made a wax death mask of many famous revolution victims, including Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, Madame Elizabeth, Princess Lamballe, Robespierre, Danton, and Marat.
- Carlyn Beccia
I've seen it referenced in multiple places that when Princess Amelia died King George IV had a death mask commissioned of her as he was so fond of her, but beyond that single sentence I can't find anything online proving this actually happened and if so, where the mask is now.
Princess Amelia was the youngest of the fifteen children of George III and Queen Charlotte. This ring commemorates her death at the age of 27 after a long period of illness. She suffered from erysipelas, a recurring skin infection which can cause complications such as pneumonia.
She died in 1810 and news of her death seems to have contributed to the final collapse of her father’s health. Andrew Robertson (1777-1845) painted the prototype for this miniature in 1807 when he went to Windsor to paint the queen and the princesses.
