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Lot Essay
Turnerelli taught modelling to the daughters of George III between 1797-1800 and was subsequently appointed Sculptor-in-Ordinary to the British Royal Family. Notable among his works were his portrait busts of George III, Louis XVIII, Wellington and Blucher.
Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was the Princess of Wales and then the Queen Consort of King George IV. George and Caroline separated after she gave birth to their daughter Charlotte in 1806, but when George became King, Caroline returned from her self-imposed exile in Italy to assert her position as Queen and she became the figurehead of a reform movement that opposed the unpopular George. George attempted to divorce her by introducing the Pains and Penalties Bill to Parliament, but George and the bill were so unpopular, and Caroline so well-supported by the masses, that it was withdrawn by the government.
Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was the Princess of Wales and then the Queen Consort of King George IV. George and Caroline separated after she gave birth to their daughter Charlotte in 1806, but when George became King, Caroline returned from her self-imposed exile in Italy to assert her position as Queen and she became the figurehead of a reform movement that opposed the unpopular George. George attempted to divorce her by introducing the Pains and Penalties Bill to Parliament, but George and the bill were so unpopular, and Caroline so well-supported by the masses, that it was withdrawn by the government.