
Portrait of Charlotta Augusta (1796–1817)
An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Charlotte Augusta, daughter of George IV of England, married Leopold of Saxe-Coburg who was later king of the Belgians. The bust's truncation and the sitter's hairstyle reflect the neoclassical style which was popular at this time.
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.