Enlightened princesses : Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the shaping of the modern world / edited by Joanna Marschner, with the assistance of David Bindman and Lisa L. Ford ; with essays by Glenn Adamson, A. Cassandra Albinson, Robyn Asleson, Wolf Burchard, Donald Burrows, Lisa L. Ford, Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, Florence Grant, Tyler Griffith, Mark Hallett, Craig Ashley Hanson, Samantha Howard, Roisin Inglesby, Emma Jay, Berta Joncus, Kathryn Jones, Mark Laird, Ben Marsh, Joanna Marschner, Amy Meyers, Clarissa Campbell Orr, Frank Prochaska, Lee Prosser, Aileen Ribeiro, Joseph Roach, Jane Roberts, Cyntha E. Roman, Matthew Storey, John Styles.

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English
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  • New Haven : Yale Center for British Art, 2017.
  • ©2017
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xix, 571 pages : color illustrations, color maps, portraits, genealogical table ; 30 cm

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    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.00Exhibition: Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, USA (02.02-30.04.2017); Kensington Palace, London, UK (22.06-12.11.2017).
    Notes
    "This publication accompanies the exhibition Enlightened princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the shaping of the modern world, co-organized by the Yale Center for British Art and Historic Royal Palaces, on view at the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, from 2 February to 30 April 2017, and at Kensington Palace, London, from 22 June to 12 November 2017"--Colophon.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World / Joanna Marschner
    • Enlightened Princesses between Germany and Britain / John Styles
    • Partners in Power / Clarissa Campbell Orr
    • Cornucopia: Royal Female Portraiture and the Imperatives of Reproduction / Mark Hallett
    • German Princesses as British Patrons / Kathryn Jones
    • August Domain: Gardening and Collecting in the Princesses' Kew / Mark Laird
    • COURT AS A STAGE
    • Private and Public Stages / Joseph Roach
    • Being at Court / Aileen Ribeiro
    • Rediscovery, Collecting, and Display / Robyn Asleson
    • Adorning the Cabinet / Kathryn Jones
    • Music and Representation / Berta Joncus
    • IMAGE OF MONARCHY
    • Using Britain's Past / Lisa L. Ford
    • Portraits of the Princesses / Matthew Storey
    • Disrespect: Undermining the Royal Image / Cynthia E. Roman
    • Visual Satire and Caricature / Florence Grant
    • INTELLECTUAL LIFE
    • Conversations, Knowledge, and Influence / Clarissa Campbell Orr
    • Libraries and their Contents / Emma Jay
    • ARCHITECTURE AND GARDENS
    • Royal Estate / Roisin Inglesby
    • Architectural Patronage / Lee Prosser
    • Hankering after Horticulture / Todd Longstaffe-Gowan
    • Frogmore / Samantha Howard
    • EDUCATION, CHARITY, AND HEALTH
    • Frogmore and the Princesses as Artists / Jane Roberts
    • Royal Education / Florence Grant
    • Charity and Social Work / Frank Prochaska
    • Foundling Hospital, Women's Health, and the Welfare of Children / Samantha Howard
    • Medical Practice / Craig Ashley Hanson
    • Inoculation / Samantha
    • HOWARD MERCANTILE CULTURE AND THE WIDER WORLD
    • Trade, Industry, and Empire / John Styles
    • Natures of Britain and Empire / Amy Meyers
    • Visitor from South Carolina: Mrs Eliza Pinckney / Ben Marsh
    • Curating the Intangible / Glenn Adamson.
    ISBN
    • 9780300217100
    • 0300217102
    LCCN
    2016029260
    OCLC
    952855371
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