HRH Princess Augusta

Artist Andrew Robertson (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1777 - 1845)

Associated Princess Augusta Sophia (Buckingham Palace, London, England, 1768 - 1840)

Date1807

Mediumwatercolour on ivory

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 10.8 cm, Width: 7.9 cm
Frame: Height: 43.5 cm, Width: 37.1 cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1914 by Miss Emily Robertson.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationOn Display - Gallery 18

Object numberABDAG008242

Keywords

About MePrincess Augusta Sophia (1768-1840) was the sixth child of George III. Herself a keen amateur artist, Robertson depicts her with paintbrush in hand.

On 24th February 1807 Andrew Robertson noted in his diary:
"…Princess Augusta made me a present of a colour box."

He was charmed by Augusta, writing:

"The Princess Augusta is a very amiable woman, talks a good deal and laughs more, was pleased to express her approbation of the beginning I made at the first sitting by an exclamation accompanied by a slap on the back (for which she begged my pardon!)".

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Robertson depicts Princess Augusta with a paintbrush in her hand as she was also a keen amateur artist.

Exhibitions

Gallery 18 - People & Portraits