Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; Leopold I, King of the Belgians Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; Leopold I, King of the Belgians NPG D33526
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by William Thomas Fry, published by and after George Dawe
Charlotte's parents separated a few months after her birth, their marriage having lasted only a year. Charlotte was brought up by governesses and saw little of her mother. Contemporary descriptions of Princess Charlotte suggest that she was a 'well-set, young beautiful woman' with a masculine manner. Sir Thomas Lawrence found her 'wanting in elegance of deportment', but noted that 'if she does nothing gracefully, she does everything kindly'. She married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg in 1816. They enjoyed only a few months of... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










