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German School, 18th century

Prince Christian Wilhelm of Saxe Gotha (1706-48)? c.1725-49

Oil on canvas | 46.4 x 36.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404500

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  • Tentatively identified as Christian Wilhelm of Saxe Gotha, son of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1691-1732) and Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst. His youngest sister, Augusta, became Princess of Wales on her marriage to Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1736. He is depicted wearing a white satin coat with a blue mantle and a wig, holding a bow in his right hand, with a quiver of arrows behind him.

    Part of set of 5 paintings of similar dimensions, possibly by two hands, recorded in Store at Carlton House in 1816 (nos 351-5). This included portraits of his two sisters, Fredericka and Augusta and his brother, Johann August (RCINs 404499, 404500, 406407, 404497, 406408).

    Provenance

    Probably acquired by George IV, recorded without attribution or identification in the Store at Carlton House in 1816 (no  353) and 1819 (no 456, valued at one guinea)

  • Medium and techniques

    Oil on canvas

    Measurements

    46.4 x 36.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)

    62.3 x 52.3 x 6.0 cm (frame, external)

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