Queen Charlotte (of Mecklenburg-Strelitz) (1744-1818)

Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland RA (London 1735 – Winchester 1811). Oil painting on canvas, Queen Charlotte (of Mecklenburg-Strelitz) (1744-1818) by Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland RA (London 1735 – Winchester 1811). Full-length portrait, standing, to left, wearing a white satin embroidery dress, her right arm resting on the back of a chair over which is placed her robe; the crown is on a table, right. This portrait and that of the Royal Academy's patron, George III, NT/UPP/P/71, were shown at its first exhibition, which was held in premises provided by the King in Somerset House in 1769. Dance was one of the younger foundation RAs who had painted a similar full-length portrait of the King's brother, the Duke of York, in 1764 and an early piece of British Neo-classicism, 'Timon of Athens' the following year for the King (both Royal Collection). The Uppark portraits were perhaps acquired by Sir Matthew at the time Dance was painting his son in the 1770s. Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex (Accredited Museum)