George III, Queen Charlotte, the Prince of Wales and others in a Picture Gallery near Windsor Castle

Charlotte, Queen of England|George, Prince of Wales|Johann Heinrich Ramberg|George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland|Antonio Cesare Poggi

January 11, 1790 · Etching, printed in color · Drawings and Prints

Portraits of George III, Queen Charlotte and their children adorn this delicately colored fan leaf that celebrates royal patronage of the arts. The group stands in a picture gallery near Windsor Castle (the latter is seen through the open door at right). Lit from above by a skylight, the room is closely hung with works by Canaletto and Benjamin West that are part of the royal collection. The printing was executed à la poupée, a method in which colors are carefully dabbed onto the plate with small rags. Mounted as a fan, it would have signaled the user's royalist loyalties.

Artist

Charlotte, Queen of England|George, Prince of Wales|Johann Heinrich Ramberg|George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland|Antonio Cesare Poggi

Date

January 11, 1790

Medium

Etching, printed in color

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966