File:Princess Louisa and Princess Caroline by Francis Cotes, 1767.jpg

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Francis Cotes: Princess Louisa and Princess Caroline

Artist



Description	English portrait painter
Date of birth/death	20 May 1726	16 July 1770
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q632772 VIAF: 3886038 ISNI: 0000000067032817 ULAN: 500115400 LCCN: n84201447 WGA: c/cotes WorldCat

Title

Princess Louisa and Princess Caroline

Object type

painting

Description

Portrait of George III’s two youngest sisters: Princess Louisa (seated left) at 17 years, and Princess Caroline (standing) at 16 years.

Depicted people

Date

1767

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 265 cm (104.3 in)

; width: 185.9 cm (73.1 in)

Collection

Royal Collection

	Native name	Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
	Location	United Kingdom
	Established	after 1491 date QS:P,+1491-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1491-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
	Website	https://www.rct.uk
	Authority file	: Q1459037

Buckingham Palace

	Native name	Buckingham Palace
	Parent institution	Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 30′ 03.6″ N, 0° 08′ 31.2″ W
	Established	between 1705 and 1913 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1705-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1913-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : built 1993: opened to public
	Website	www.royal.gov.uk
	Authority file	: Q42182 VIAF: 135411769 ISNI: 0000000446582456 ULAN: 500301709 LCCN: sh85017434 NAID: 10676527 WorldCat

Current location

Green Drawing Room

Accession number

Royal Collection RCIN 404334

Object history

Provenance:

commissioned by Augusta, Princess of Wales (their mother)
recorded in store at Carlton House in 1816 (no 243) and 1819 (no 369);
in the Green Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in 1841 (no 194)

References

Royal Collection - Princess Louisa and Princess Caroline. Retrieved on 29 February 2012.

Source/Photographer

http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/eGallery/object.asp?searchText=Princess+Louisa+and+Princess+Caroline&x=12&y=8&object=404334&row=0

Other versions

Caroline Mathilde von England.jpg

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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current	08:16, 29 February 2012	1,033 × 1,500 (706 KB)	Jbarta (talk \| contribs)	fixed base of column, reduced green, boosted red and yellow ever so slightly
	07:40, 29 February 2012	1,033 × 1,500 (624 KB)	Jbarta (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 06:25, 29 February 2012 - undo color swap
	06:53, 29 February 2012	1,033 × 1,500 (620 KB)	Nagualdesign (talk \| contribs)	Colour transplanted from other version.
	06:25, 29 February 2012	1,033 × 1,500 (624 KB)	Jbarta (talk \| contribs)	reduce greenish cast
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