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A prize medal of the Medical Society of London; on the front is Queen Charlotte and on reverse is Hygieia with a serpent. Engraving by R.G. Reeve.

An ornate sedan chair with a state crown on top. Engraving by P. Begbie, 1775, after R. Adam, 1771.

Queen Charlotte, and George Prince of Wales as an infant seated on her lap. Mezzotint by R. Houston after R. Pile (Pyle) , ca. 1765.

The Prince Regent presenting to political ministers the expected baby of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, who urinates in their faces; representing the burden of taxation required by the Royal family. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1816.

Wigs classified into five different orders in a parody of the orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1761.

Queen Charlotte holding the baby Princess Charlotte. Process print after F. Cotes.

King George III and Queen Charlotte, seated at a latrine, receive with agitation news from William Pitt the younger, who tells them that the King of Sweden had been assassinated. Etching by J. Gillray, 1792.

Sophie Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, consort to King George III. Stipple engraving, 1818.

Sophie Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, consort to King George III. Stipple engraving, 1783.

King George III standing, in military uniform; horse in the background. Etching and stipple by B. Smith after W. Beechey, 1804.

Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward's arm. Coloured stipple etching by Wynne Ryland, 1780, after A. Kauffman.

An angel conducting Prince Octavius to heaven on a cloud, where Prince Alfred greets him: Windsor Castle below. Engraving by R. Strange after B. West.

George III (1738-1820) and George IV (1762-1830), kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Lettres physiques et morales sur l'histoire de la terre et de l'homme : adressées à la Reine de la Grande Bretagne / par J.A. de Luc.

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Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818

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Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward's arm. Coloured stipple etching by Wynne Ryland, 1780, after A. Kauffman.

George III (1738-1820) and George IV (1762-1830), kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

An angel conducting Prince Octavius to heaven on a cloud, where Prince Alfred greets him: Windsor Castle below. Engraving by R. Strange after B. West.

Lettres physiques et morales sur l'histoire de la terre et de l'homme : adressées à la Reine de la Grande Bretagne / par J.A. de Luc.

King George III standing, in military uniform; horse in the background. Etching and stipple by B. Smith after W. Beechey, 1804.