Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 89 portraits
Queen ofGeorge III. The youngest daughter of Charles Louis of Mecklenberg-Strelitz, she first met her future husband on 8 September 1761 and was married to him that evening. Unable to speak English initially, Charlotte felt alienated from both her husband and her adopted country during the first years of her marriage. Eventually the couple formed a strong and affectionate bond. She was devoted to her husband, had 15 children and was mother to two future kings. She was an excellent host who rarely involved herself in politics. Although she did not play a part in politics, she used her closeness with George III to keep herself well informed and may have had some influence, albeit indirect. Her connections with German dukedoms made her a channel for the King's continental affairs at least. Charlotte lived up to the contemporary ideal for a queen. She was a clever woman, who surrounded herself with female intellectuals and was an important patron of art and science.‘I am of the opinion that if women had the same advantages as men in their education they might do as well.’. There is now debate about Charlotte’s racial heritage. She was not considered to be of mixed race at the time, but the idea that she may have had Black African ancestry remains a possibility, if hard to prove.
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by the studio of Allan Ramsay
oil on canvas, 1761-1762
On display inRoom 15 onFloor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 224
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Henry Bone, after Sir William Beechey
enamel on copper, 1801, based on a work of circa 1793
NPG 6290
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
attributed to (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, after Henry Meyer
wash and pencil, circa 1810
NPG 2788
'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria'
by Henry Hering
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, 1862
NPG Ax131392
The Studious Fair (possibly Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
by Charles Spooner, after Mary Benwell (Mrs Code)
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D9113
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by and published by Johann Esaias Nilson
line engraving, circa 1750-1775
NPG D15325
'The Five Orders of Perriwigs'
by William Hogarth
etching, published 1761
NPG D21370
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Richard Houston, published by John Bowles, and published by Robert Sayer, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, 1761
NPG D33074
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Johann Philipp Haid, published by Johann Daniel Herz the Younger, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, after 1761
NPG D33077
'The Five Orders of Perriwigs'
by William Hogarth
etching, published 1761
NPG D33303
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Thomas Burford
mezzotint, published 1761
NPG D8006
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1762
NPG D9089
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
after Thomas Frye
line engraving, (1762)
NPG D10817
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1762
NPG D8008
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Richard Houston, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, (1762)
NPG D8009
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by James Watson, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, (1762)
NPG D8010
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, (1762)
NPG D8011
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 24 May 1762
NPG D11287
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; King George IV when Prince of Wales
by Richard Houston, published by Robert Sayer, after Robert Pyle
mezzotint, mid 1760s
NPG D33075
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D9111
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