Accession Number
2013/2.564.1

Title
Portrait of Princess Sophia

Artist(s)
Henry Eldridge

Object Creation Date
circa 1810

Medium & Support
pencil and wash on wove paper

Dimensions
8 7/8 in x 12 5/8 in (22.54 cm x 32.07 cm);12 11/16 in x 8 7/8 in (32.23 cm x 22.54 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Label copy
Henry Eldridge
England, 1769–1821
Portrait of Princess Sophia
ca. 1810
Pencil and wash on wove paper
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink, 2013/2.564.1

Physical Description
The Princess is seated at a desk covered with books. Her hands are resting on her knee and her foot rests on an ottoman. To the left behind her there are drapes and Windsor Castle can be seen through the window.

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Primary Object Type
life drawing

Additional Object Classification(s)
Drawing

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
books
castles (fortifications)
desks
fashion illustrations (layout features)
portraits
princesses
royalty (nobility)
women (female humans)