A copy painted on panel after Andrew Robertson's miniature of 1807 which is in the Royal Collection (RCIN 420224). Another version was produced by Henry Bone in 1811 (RCIN 421928). 

Princess Amelia (1783-1810) was the youngest daughter of George III. The six daughters in the family lived secluded lives and their parents were reluctant to allow them to marry. Princess Amelia, the king's favourite daughter, suffered from poor health and from the age of 15 it became clear that she had tuberculosis. In 1801, she was sent to Weymouth for her health where Colonel Charles Fitzroy (1762–1831), second son of Lord Southampton, accompanied her. She hoped to marry him and told her brother, the Duke of York, that she considered herself married, even using the initials A. F. R. (Amelia FitzRoy). She died in 1810 and news of her death seems to have contributed to the final collapse of her father’s health.

Andrew Robertson (1777-1845) painted the prototype for this miniature in 1807 when he went to Windsor to paint the queen and the princesses. He explained in his diary why Princess Amelia is depicted in outdoor clothes: ‘Princess Amelia sat, lovely creature, fine features, melting eye, charming figure, elegant, dignified, finest hair imaginable – sits in her hat, cap, etc. however, because the Duke of Sussex [her brother] likes the dress – none of her fine hair seen. She is quite indifferent about her looks. She cannot be unconscious about her beauty, but no one ever thought less of it, or more careless of embellishment, further than her own comfort and respect for society requires’. Robertson was pleased with all the portraits and a couple of months later wrote: ‘I have, without the smallest hesitation … outdone my best pictures’. Shortly before the princess died, Robertson was recalled to Windsor by George III to make replicas – it is thought that at least eight were produced. The artist recorded: ‘I have to paint copies for all the family, that is, nearly all have given directions to that effect’. The circumstances of the production of this version are not known.