Queen Charlotte with her two Eldest Sons (c.1764-9). Allan Ramsay (Sottish, 1713-84). Oil on canvas.
Queen Charlotte with her two Eldest Sons (c.1764-9). Allan Ramsay (Sottish, 1713-84). Oil on canvas. Royal Collection Trust.The sitter is shown seated at an English spinnet (which may be made by John Hitchcock on the instrument is a work-box and a copy of John Locke’s ‘Some Thoughts Concerning Education’ (1693 leaning against it is a port-folio of drawings. The Queen holds Prince Frederick, later Duke of York; at her knee stands Prince George, Prince of Wales (later George IV), with a bow and behind him a drum. -- source link
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