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Figurehead of 'Royal Charlotte' (1824) [Queen Charlotte] Long Caption: Figurehead of the royal yacht 'Royal Charlotte', 1824. This superb late-Georgian example retrospectively represents the young Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), wife of George III) at just over half length, crowned, with an orb held before her in her left hand and a sceptre (detachable and restored) in her right, trailing slightly behind the figure. To either side she is supported behind by attendant cherubs with, on her right side, the Hanoverian royal arms, and on her left the Union flag, both within shields surrounded by foliate carving, and with flowers on the centre-line where the figure slots over the supporting stemhead. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: FHD0097 Artist: unknown Date: 1824 Medium: wood Size: 2159 mm x 1118 mm x 1295 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.