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German School, 18th century
Princess Louisa of Saxe-Meiningen (1710-1767), Duchess of Saxe-Gotha c.1730-67
Oil on canvas | 77.1 x 63.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406399
German School, 18th century
Princess Louisa of Saxe-Meiningen (1710-1767), Duchess of Saxe-Gotha c.1730-67
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Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Gotha, married in 1729 Frederick III of Saxe-Gotha. She is depicted wearing an ermine-lined green mantle over a cream dress decorated with a diamond and drop-pearl stomacher with a similar jewelled ornament in her hair.
For a further portrait of the sitter see RCIN 406444.Provenance
Possilby acquired by George IV and the 'Lady in a blue Mantle' recorded in store at Carlton House in 1816 (no 33) and 1819 (no 252); first certainly recorded at Buckingham Palace in 1876 (no 1118)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
77.1 x 63.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
91.1 x 77.9 x 4.0 cm (frame, external)
Category
Object type(s)
Alternative title(s)
Princess Louisa of Saxe-Meiningen (1710-1767), Duchess of Saxe-Gotha, Consort of Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
