Lot Essay
Princess Elizabeth, third daughter of King George III and his wife Queen Charlotte, married Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg in 1818. For another miniature of this sitter, see lot 335.
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Princess Elizabeth (1770-1840), Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg, in lace-bordered black dress, ruby brooch at corsage and pearl-set ruby necklace, matching ruby brooch worn on a gold band with falling gauze veil in her upswept curling hair
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EMMA ELEANORA KENDRICK (BRITISH, C. 1788-1871)
Princess Elizabeth (1770-1840), Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg, in lace-bordered black dress, ruby brooch at corsage and pearl-set ruby necklace, matching ruby brooch worn on a gold band with falling gauze veil in her upswept curling hair
rectangular, 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (73 x 61 mm.), gilt-metal mount
Princess Elizabeth (1770-1840), Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg, in lace-bordered black dress, ruby brooch at corsage and pearl-set ruby necklace, matching ruby brooch worn on a gold band with falling gauze veil in her upswept curling hair
rectangular, 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (73 x 61 mm.), gilt-metal mount
Provenance
According to an old label on the reverse 'Bought at Lord Mayor's Auction Palmerston House'.
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