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Caroline Christine of Saxe-Eisenach (1699-1743)? c. 1730
Oil on canvas | 128.2 x 103.3 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404685
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This forms a pair with matching frames to RCIN 404689, a painting clearly depicting a prince or nobleman wearing the Orders of the Elephant and Dannebrog. That one possibly depicts Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1682-1770) which means this pendant portrait should depict his wife, Caroline Christine of Saxe-Eisenach. The couple married in 1725 and Charles was awarded the Order of the Elephant in 1731. Alternatively this couple could be Frdererick IV of Denmark (1671-1730) and his Queen, Anne Sophie Reventlow 1673-1743.
Three-quarter-length, seated in a chair, facing the spectator, her head turned slightly to the left, wearing a low-cut brown satin dress with a pendant brooch at her breast and a crimson ermine-lined mantle over her shoulders. A crown, resting on a cushion, and apparently protected by a sort of ermine case, is visible to the right.Provenance
Acquired by George IV; recorded in store at Carlton House in 1816 (no 315) and 1819 (no 267), as 'Lady holding a basket of flowers'
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
128.2 x 103.3 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
170.2 x 144.5 x 14.2 cm (frame, external)
Alternative title(s)
Frederica of Saxe-Gotha, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels (1715-75), previously identified as