The child in her arms must be her eldest son Charles George Augustus, who was born 8th February, 1766, and died in 1806.
103. Frederick, Prince of Wales (893) . . . . . Vanloo?
Bust, turned to the left, facing in front. He wears a blue sash over his coat. See ante, No. 4.
104. George III., when Prince of Wales, aged 12, and Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, aged 11 . . . . . . Richard Wilson, R.A.
Seated figures, on a couch by a table, the Prince of Wales on the left. On canvas, 3 feet 3½ inches high, by 4 feet 1½ inches wide. Lent by the trustees of the National Portrait Gallery.
The Duke of York was born in 1739, became an admiral in 1759, and died at Monaco in 1767.
The designation of “The Nursery” has been for many years applied to this room, having, it appears, been so used at one time by Queen Victoria, whose doll-house is now placed here. It was afterwards occupied by the late Duchess of Teck, and it was here that Princess May, now Duchess of York, was born, on May 26th, 1867.