Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Icons of the Luso-Hispanic World) - Hardcover

Marschner, Joanna; Bindman, David; Ford, Lisa L.; Albinson, Cassandra; Asleson, Robyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300217102 ISBN 13: 9780300217100

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737), Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719–1772), and Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz (1744–1818) were three German princesses who became Queens Consort―or, in the case of Augusta, Queen in Waiting, Regent, and Princess Dowager―of Great Britain, and were linked by their early years at European princely courts, their curiosity, aspirations, and an investment in Enlightenment thought. This sumptuously illustrated book considers the ways these powerful, intelligent women left enduring marks on British culture through a wide range of activities: the promotion of the court as a dynamic forum of the Hanoverian regime; the enrichment of the royal collection of art; the advancement of science and industry; and the creation of gardens and menageries.  Objects included range from spectacular state portraits to pedagogical toys to plant and animal specimens, and reveal how the new and novel intermingled with the traditional.


Published in association with the Yale Center for British Art and Historic Royal Palaces

Exhibition Schedule:

Yale Center for British Art
(02/02/17–04/30/17)

Kensington Palace
(06/22/17–11/12/17)

About this title

About the Author

Joanna Marschner is senior curator at Historic Royal Palaces, Kensington Palace. David Bindman is professor emeritus of art history at University College London. Lisa L. Ford is assistant director of research at the Yale Center for British Art.

Edition details

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300217102
• ISBN 13: 9780300217100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 592