John Hoppner RA (1758 – 1810) Portrait of Frederica Sophia W...

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£1,000

John Hoppner RA (1758 – 1810)
Portrait of Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange
Three-quarters length seated facing front, her left leg extended a little to the side, right hand in her lap, left elbow resting on a ledge beside her, wearing an empire-line gown with a frilled edge, a ribbon in her hair and a fur lined and trimmed cloak
Oil on canvas
With exhibition label verso inscribed, '8th Sept. 31 Oct 1898 / Oranje-Nassau Tentoonstelling te Amsterdam'
The stipple print of this portrait by P. Condé., Published 1804, is in the British Museum

Exhibited:
Exhibition of portraits and objects relating to the House of Orange Nassau to be held on the occasion of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina in the fragments building of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam 1898, no. 974 (where lent by Prince Albert of Prussia)

Literature:
Catalogue of the exhibition of portraits and objects relating to the House of Orange Nassau to be held on the occasion of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina in the Fragments building of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam 1898, no. 974 (where lent by Prince Albert of Prussia), p. 86;
McKay, William and W. Roberts, 'John Hoppner, R.A. [A catalogue raisonné, with sixty-four plates]', 1909, p. 189

Property of a gentleman

Dimensions:
(Canvas) 50 in. (H) x 40 in. (W)
(Frame) 57 in. (H) x 48 in. (W)