File:Lee after Ziesenis - Charles, Duke of Brunswick - Royal Collection.png
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editCharles, Duke of Brunswick (1735-1806)
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Charles, Duke of Brunswick (1735-1806) |
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English: "After a three-quarter-length oil portrait by Johann Georg Ziesenis (1716 – 76) in the Royal Collection (RCIN 405906). Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, son of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Charlotte, daughter of Frederick William I, King of Prussia, married, in 1764, Augusta, Princess Royal, eldest daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and sister of George III, and succeeded as Duke of Brunswick in 1780. As a general in the Prussian army, he commanded the Allied armies of Austria and Prussia against the Napoleonic forces, but died of his wounds following the Battle of Jena in 1806. His daughter, Caroline, married George, Prince of Wales, and became Queen Caroline." |
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| Date | 1848, after a painting of 18th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | miniature on enamel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 3.7 cm (1.4 in); width: 3.2 cm (1.2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Object history | Provenance: Commissioned by Queen Victoria from the artist in 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Royal Collection RCIN 421848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 00:53, 2 April 2020 | | 708 × 889 (1.03 MB) | Ecummenic (talk | contribs) | {{Information |description ={{en|1=Charles, Duke of Brunswick (1735-1806) }} |date =1848, after a painting of {{other date|century|18}} |source ={{RCIN|421848}} |author ={{Creator:Joseph Lee}}{{Creator:Johann Georg Ziesenis|after}} }} Category:Portrait paintings of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick Category:Joseph Lee Category:Johann Georg Ziesenis Category:18th-century portrait paintings in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom [[Cate... |
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