Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert
Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert | |
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Artist | Joshua Reynolds |
Year | 1788 |
Type | Oil on canvas, portrait |
Dimensions | 91.4 cm × 71.1 cm (36.0 in × 28.0 in) |
Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert is a 1788 portrait painting by the British artist Sir Joshua Reynolds.[1] [2]
The widowed Maria Fitzherbert had entered into a clandestine marriage with George, Prince of Wales in 1785. Although technically illegal due to the Royal Marriages Act, the couple lived together as husband and wife.[3] The issue of this secret earlier marriage became a potentially controversial issue when George entered a dynastic marriage with his cousin Caroline of Brunswick in 1796. Despite this and his numerous affairs, George remained emotionally attached to his earlier marriage and was buried with a miniature of Maria Fitzherbert in 1830.[4]
Reynolds was President of the Royal Academy when he painted Fitzherbert. Today the painting is on display in the National Portrait Gallery in London, having been lent from a private collection in 1976.[5]
See also
- Portrait of George IV, portrait by Thomas Lawrence of Maria Fitzherbert's husband
References
Bibliography
- Baetjer, Katharine. British Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1575-1875. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009.
- Black, Jeremy. George III: America's Last King. Yale University Press, 2008.
- Garfield, Simon. In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World. Simon and Schuster, 2019.
- Irvine, Valerie. The King's Wife: George IV and Mrs Fitzherbert. A&C Black, 2007.
- McIntyre, Ian. Joshua Reynolds: The Life and Times of the First President of the Royal Academy. Allen Lane, 2003.
- Millar, Stephen. Lust, Lies and Monarchy: The Secrets Behind Britain's Royal Portraits. Museyon, 2020
- Postle, Edward (ed.) Joshua Reynolds: The Creation of Celebrity. Harry N. Abrams, 2005.
- Schama, Simon. The Face of Britain: The Nation through Its Portraits. Penguin UK, 2015.
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