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George Dawe (1781-1829)
Ernest I (1784-1844), Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha c. 1818-19
Oil on canvas | 161.5 x 144.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 405128
Grand Entrance & Marble Hall, Buckingham Palace
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Three-quarter length portrait of Ernest I (1784-1844), Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, standing, facing the spectator with his head slightly turned to the right, in Field-Marshal's uniform with a scarlet cloak lined with ermine; he wears the collars of St Andrew of Russia and the Order of the Crown of Saxony
Provenance
Purchased by the Prince Albert for £50 in February 1841; recorded in the Prince Consort's Writing Room at Buckingham Palace in 1868
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
161.5 x 144.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
