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Enlightened Princesses Joanna Marschner

Enlightened Princesses By Joanna Marschner

Enlightened Princesses by Joanna Marschner


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Enlightened Princesses Summary

Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World by Joanna Marschner

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)

Enlightened Princesses Reviews

Erudite but accessible and ambitious in scope, it is visually stunning and consistently engaging.-Matthew Dennison, World of Interiors -- Matthew Dennison * World of Interiors *

About Joanna Marschner

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.

Additional information

GOR013270163
9780300217100
0300217102
Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World by Joanna Marschner
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Yale University Press
20170207
592
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