PETER TURNERELLI (IRISH 1774-1839)
BUST OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Marble, signed and dated 1817
Dimensions
51cm (20.1in) high
Footnote
Note: Peter Turnerelli was an Irish born sculptor of Italian origin who studied under Peter Francis Chenu and joined the Royal Academy schools. From 1797 to 1800 he taught modelling to the daughters of George III and was subsequently Sculptor-in-Ordinary to the Royal Family. Princess Charlotte, the only child of George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, died in 1817 at the age of 21 after giving birth to a stillborn son. Her death precipitated the change in the line of succession eventually leading to Princess Victoria's ascension in 1836. The date on the piece most likely indicates it was executed by Turnerelli as a memorial.