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the following year. Although considered a resounding success neither the King nor Queen cared for it and it was not acquired for the
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Norrie, Aidan, Harris, Carolyn, Laynesmith, J.L., Messer, Danna R. and Woodacre, Elena (ed.)
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239.5 cm × 147 cm (94.3 in × 58 in)
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Slavery in Art and Literature: Approaches to Trauma, Memory and Visuality
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A self-portrait by Lawrence around the time he painted Charlotte.
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Hanoverian to Windsor Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty
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elite and was commissioned by Charlotte's son George to
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Thomas Lawrence
Oil on canvas
portrait
National Gallery
London

portrait painting
Thomas Lawrence
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
child prodigy
Bath
London
British royal family
George III
Windsor Castle
Eton College
Royal Academy
Royal Collection
Regency era
paint European leaders
Napoleon
National Gallery
London
possible African ancestry
Allan Ramsay
Portrait of George IV
National Portrait Gallery
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