Princess Charlotte Arriving at Harwich
| Princess Charlotte Arriving at Harwich | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Dominic Serres |
| Year | 1763 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 81.2 cm × 129.5 cm (32.0 in × 51.0 in) |
| Location | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich |
Princess Charlotte Arriving at Harwich is a 1763 history painting by the French-born British artist Dominic Serres. It shows Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz arriving at the port of Harwich in Essex aboard the Royal Yacht Royal Charlotte.[1] Charlotte was arriving in England for her wedding with the British monarch George III and their joint coronation at Westminster Abbey. She had sailed from Cuxhaven escorted by the Admiral of the Fleet Lord Anson, at a time when Britain was fighting the Seven Years War against France and its Allies. Serres himself travelled to Harwich to record the scene.[2] The ship is shown passing the Landguard Fort on the Suffolk side of the River Orwell with a crowd of onlookers around the Low Lighthouse on the Harwich shore.[3]
It was displayed at the exhibition of the Free Society of Artists in 1763.[4] Today it is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.[5]
See also
[edit]- Harwich Lighthouse, an 1820 painting by John Constable
References
[edit]- ^ Grisby p.10
- ^ Russett p.29
- ^ https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-11897
- ^ Russett p.29
- ^ https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-11897
Bibliography
[edit]- Grigsby, J.E. Annals of Our Royal Yachts, 1604-1953. Adlard Coles, Limited, 1953.
- Quarm, Roger & Wilcox, Scott. Masters of the Sea: British Marine Watercolours. Phaidon Press, 1987.
- Russett, Alan. Dominic Serres, R.A., 1719–1793: War Artist to the Navy. Antique Collectors' Club, 2001.
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