File:Princess Sophia portrait.jpg
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Summary
Richard Cosway: Princess Sophia (1777-1848)
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Princess Sophia (1777-1848) |
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English: Portrait of Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777-1848), daughter of George III of Great Britain. "In this miniature portrait of Princess Sophia, aged 15, the artist has finished the head only, lightly sketching in the background. Her hair is painted with many small brushstrokes, but her costume is outlined in a few quick ones leaving the ivory base exposed in some places, such as the right sleeve. The artist, Richard Cosway, sometimes flattered his female sitters by elongating the neck and enlarging the pupils of the eyes, as can be seen if this portrait is compared with Sir William Beechey's painting of the Princess dating from 1797 (RCIN 403417). Cosway often made several versions of royal portraits for family members. A version of this miniature was in the collection of Princess Sophia's brother, Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, and another belonged to her sister, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester." |
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| Date | circa 1792 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | watercolor on ivory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 7.9 cm (3.1 in); width: 6.4 cm (2.5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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RCIN 420001 |
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| Inscriptions | Signed and dated on the original backing card in ink: Rdus Cosway. /R.A. / Primarius Pictor / Serenissimi Walliae / Principis / Pinxit / 1792 (and G.P. in another hand). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Royal Collection RCIN 420001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. | ||||
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