Princess Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark

c. 1771

James Watson after Francis Cotes

Associated Names
James Watson

Artist, British, c. 1740 - 1790

Francis Cotes

Artist After, British, 1726 - 1770

The image depicts a woman's upper body and head in a slight three-quarter view. She is looking to the side with a serene expression, featuring soft facial features, a gentle gaze, and full lips. Her hair is styled in an elegant updo with decorative adornments. She is wearing rich and detailed attire, including a low-cut, lace-trimmed neckline with a bejeweled bodice and draped fabric with a textured sheen. She also wears a multi-strand pearl necklace and teardrop-shaped pearl earrings. The background is a plain, dark surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 50.2 x 35.5 cm (19 3/4 x 14 in.)
    sheet: 66.5 x 52.2 cm (26 3/16 x 20 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.118.70

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chaloner Smith 1884, no. 24, State undesc

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher Lennox-Boyd; (Nicholas Stogdon, Oxford); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1884

  • Smith, John Chaloner. British mezzotinto portraits, being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century. 4 vols. London: Henry Sotheran and Co., 1884.

1904

  • Goodwin, Gordon. Thomas Watson, James Watson, Elizabeth Judkins. London, 1904.

Wikidata ID

Q76342954

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