Portrait of Queen Charlotte is an oil on canvas portrait painting by the English artist Nathaniel Dance-Holland, from 1768–1769. It depicts the German-born Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of the British monarch George III.Ingamells p. 104
Dance-Holland spent more than a decade in Italy before returning to Britain where he became a noted portraitist.Palmer pp. 87–88 He was a founder member of the Royal Academy and chose to exhibit this and a portrait of George III at the inaugural Royal Academy Exhibition of 1769 at Pall Mall.Gott & Benson p. 130 Both paintings are now in the collection of the National Trust at Uppark House in West Sussex.National Trust Collections
See also Portrait of Queen Charlotte, a 1789 portrait by Thomas Lawrence
References
Bibliography Gott, Ted & Benson, Laurie. Painting and Sculpture Before 1800 in the International Collections of the National Gallery of Victoria. National Gallery of Victoria, 2003. Ingamells, John. National Portrait Gallery Mid-Georgian Portraits, 1760–1790. National Portrait Gallery, 2004. Palmer, Allison Lee. Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture. Scarecrow Press, 2011.