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Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain
1796-1817
Princess Charlotte Paper Dolls : A Set of Three Portraits with Thirteen Cut-out Costumes
ca. 1800-1810
portraits and perimeter of cut-out overlays: average dimensions 115 x 108 mm
Watercolor, with some traces of graphite, on cream paper.
2006.70
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman.
Notes
Lay-on, bust-length dolls, painted by Princess Charlotte. Contains two male and one female bust length watercolor portraits and thirteen watercolor cut-out overlaps to change dress and headgear. Woman with eleven costumes; two men with two costumes.
Inscriptions/Markings
Blind stamp "Richardson Bristol" on one portrait. The original slipcase is inscribed "These were left me by the Hon. Mrs. Udny, being drawn by her pupil the Princess Charlotte."
Associated names
Wightman, Julia P. (Julia Parker), 1909-1994, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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