Her Royal Highness Caroline Princess of Wales [graphic].

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Title: Her Royal Highness Caroline Princess of Wales [graphic].
Contributor: Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
Published / Created: [25 March 1795]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published 25th March 1795, by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London
Abstract: "Portrait, whole-length directed to right, looking ahead of her, holding fan, both hands on the wide skirts of her dress, wearing plumed head-dress and full court dress decorated with large ribbons and tasselled bows, in front of an arcade with pillars and a classical urn to right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved below image.
Text below title: Born 17th May, 1768. Married to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on Wednesday evening 8th April, 1795.
Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm.
Mounted opposite page 564 (leaf numbered '158' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Provenance: Formerly owned by R.B. Sheridan (the dramatist's grandson), who undertook the copious extra-illustration of the volumes. Later owned by Sheridan's descendant Lady Wavertree. Sotheby's, 25 May 1954 (Lady Wavertree sale), lot 266, to Maggs for W.S. Lewis.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 35.4 x 25.2 cm, on sheet 40.4 x 28.3 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English