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| William Beechey Princess Augusta c. 1797 |
This group of portraits all derive from the Royal Collection, but individual selections derive solely from personal preference. Many others – not gathered here – were judged (fairly or unfairly) as dull. And these were preferred because of the vividness that is their only common quality.
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| Louis Gabriel Blanchet Prince Charles Edward Stuart 1739 |
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| British School Denzil, Lord Holles c. 1650 |
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| British School Unknown Lady c. 1620 |
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| Benjamin Burnell Charles Fitzroy, Lord Southampton c. 1785 |
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| Francis Chantrey George IV 1826 |
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| Francis Cotes Princess Louisa, Princess Caroline 1767 |
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| David Wilkie Prince Charles of Leiningen c. 1824-30 |
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| Flemish School Emperor Charles V c. 1514-16 |
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| Thomas Gainsborough Princess Elizabeth 1782 |
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| Hans Holbein Sir John Godsalve c. 1532-34 |
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| Godfrey Kneller William, Duke of Gloucester (age ten) c. 1691 |
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| Thomas Lawrence Charles, Archduke of Austria 1819 |
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| Anthony Van Dyck Lady Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox c. 1637 |
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| German School Grandchildren of James I 1618 |