Princess Antoinette of Brunswick–Wolfenbüttel (1696-1762), possibly identified as c. 1712
Oil on canvas | 81.0 x 68.8 x 2.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 403470
German School, 18th century
Princess Antoinette of Brunswick?Wolfenbuttel (1696-1762), possibly identified as c. 1712
German School, 18th century
Princess Antoinette of Brunswick–Wolfenbüttel (1696-1762), possibly identified as c. 1712
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A label on the reverse, in German, identifies the sitter as the consort of Ernst Friedrich of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha who was Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1724-1802). However, the sitter bears a closer resemblance to her mother, Antoinette of Brunswick–Wolfenbüttel (1696-1762). Her clothes - a version of a wrapping gown arranged en déshabille – are more akin to portraits by Kneller of the late 17th and early 18th century, and her hair is high, echoing the high lace headdresses known as commodes at the start of the 18th century.
For a portrait of her daughter, Princess Sophie Antoinette, see RCIN 404648.
Provenance
First recorded at Buckingham Palace in c. 1875
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
81.0 x 68.8 x 2.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
Category
Object type(s)
Alternative title(s)
Sophia Antonia, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1724-1802), previously identified as
Sophia Antonia, Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, wife of Ernst Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, (1724-1802), previously identified as