Lot Essay
The original is in the collection of H.M. The King of the Belgians.
The sitter was the only legitimate daughter of George IV. In 1816 she married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, later King of the Belgians. Tragically, she died the following year during childbirth, at the age of 21.
The sitter was the only legitimate daughter of George IV. In 1816 she married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, later King of the Belgians. Tragically, she died the following year during childbirth, at the age of 21.