Princess Elizabeth was one of the six daughters of George III (1738–1820) and Queen Charlotte (1744–1818). She was artistic and her series of pictures 'The Birth and Triumph of Cupid' (1795) was engraved by Peltro William Tomkins, the princesses' drawing teacher, and published at the king's expense. It was reissued as 'The Birth and Triumph of Love' in 1796. Her 24 sketches, 'The Power and Progress of Genius', were issued in 1806. Marriage was finally arranged for Elizabeth with Prince Friedrich of Hesse-Homburg (1769–1829) in 1818, when she was 48 years old. When Prince Friedrich died in 1829, Elizabeth divided her time between Homburg and Hanover; she visited England in 1835–6, and in her last years spent much of her time at spas. She died at Frankfurt on 10 January 1840.

The identity of the artist is uncertain.