File:George Augustus, Prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz - Royal Collection.jpg
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[edit]George Augustus, Prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1748-1785)
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Austrian School, 18th Century
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George Augustus, Prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1748-1785) |
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"George Augustus (1748-85) was the youngest son of Charles I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and was Queen Charlotte's brother. Here he is wearing Austrian cuirassier (heavy cavalry) undress (ordinary, rather than ceremonial) uniform. He also has a powdered bag-wig which was fashionable in the eighteenth century – the back-hair of the wig was enclosed in an ornamental bag. The prince attained the rank of major-general in the Austrian army, but frequently asked his brother-in-law, George III, for a commission in either the British or Hanoverian armies. There is a portrait of him by Allan Ramsay in the Royal Collection (RCIN 404963)." |
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| Date | circa 1770 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | watercolor on ivory | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 5.1 cm (2 in); width: 4.1 cm (1.6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Object history | Provenance: Possibly a present to Queen Charlotte from the sitter, but first certainly recorded in the Royal Collection in 1870 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Royal Collection RCIN 420755 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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