Apotheosis of Princess Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Wales (1796-1817) (after Edward Francis Burney)
John Wright (London c.1745 - London 1820)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1818
Materials
Engraving on paper
Measurements
480 x 342 mm
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516110
Summary
Print, uncoloured stipple engraving, Apotheosis of Princess Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Wales (1796-1817) (after Edward Francis Burney) (after R. P. Read) by William Thomas Fry (1789-1843) and John Wright (London c.1745 - London 1820). Princess ascending from tomb to heaven with angels and cherubs, Britannia, Faith, Hope and Charity, and lions below. View of Windsor in distance. Romb inscribed 'PCA Nov 6 1817'. Stipple engraving by Fry and Wright, after Lieut P.R. Read and E. Burney. Published by J. Kippin April 25th 1818.. Proof copy. Mounted on paper.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
John Wright (London c.1745 - London 1820), engraver (printmaker) William Thomas Fry (1789 - 1843), engraver (printmaker) R. P. Read (fl.1818), artist after Edward Francis Burney (Worcester 1760 – London 1848), artist J. Kippin, publisher