SIR WILLIAM JOHN NEWTON (BRITISH, 1785-1869)

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SIR WILLIAM JOHN NEWTON (BRITISH, 1785-1869)

Queen Adelaide (1792-1849), stitching a piece of lace held in her left hand, in ermine-lined red velvet cloak
On ivory
Rectangular with arched top, 180 x 135 mm., ormolu frame with foliate surround and coronet surmount, plaque on obverse engraved 'Queen Adelaide 1792-1849 / by Sir William Newton'

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Lot Essay

The sitter was the daughter of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. In 1817, she married Prince William, Duke of Clarence, the third son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. She became Queen on her husband's accession in 1830 until his death in 1837, and outlived him by twelve years.

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