[ADELAIDE
(of Saxe-Meiningen, 1792-1849, Queen of William IV, Adelaide, Australia is named after her)]
Most Attractive Aquatint Engraved Portrait after Sir William Beechey,
showing her standing half length, full face, regal but with a pleasing light in her eyes, wearing a velvet gown with lace sleeves, a wide double lace collar with a triple jewel in front, her hair close in ringlets, her brow set off with a rectangular brooch of pearls at a fetching angle, a finely detailed and strong impression of this engraving, 11½" x 9¼" on card 10½" x 12½", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1831
Stock No:
56051
£250
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A DANCE WITH THE DUKE
ADELAIDE
(of Saxe-Meiningen, 1792-1849, Queen of William IV, Adelaide, Australia is named after her)
Charming Autograph Letter Signed 'Adélaide', as the young Duchess of Clarence, in French
with transcription and translation, to 'Ma chère Princesse', saying she is "very sorry ... to learn by your note that you were not well yesterday Evening ... I am very glad ... you retired when you found yourself unwell, and I pray you, Madame, to do so every time you feel the need, for I will be very vexed to see you suffering out of too great politeness towards myself ... I ... do not feel at all tired even though I danced a Waltz with the Duke of Devonshire", (William, 1790-1858, from 1811 6th Duke), and wishing her "a good night" and "to believe me with great regard, Madame, Your very devoted ['affectionnée'] Adelaide", 3 sides 8vo., "Tuesday Evening", no date, circa.1818 -
(Transcription)
Je regrette bien, ma chère Princesse d'apprendre par vos lignes que vous avez été souffrante hier au Soir et j'espère que vous vous trouvez mieux aujourd'hui.
Je suis bien aise que vous vous êtes retirée en vous trouvant mal et je vous prie, Madame d'en faire de même toujours [Side 2] quand vous en sentez le besoin, car je serais bien fachée de vous voir souffrir par trop grande civilité envers moi.
Je me trouve très bien après le Bal et ne me sens point du tout fatiguée quoique j'ai dansé [Side 3] une Walze avec le Duc de Devonshire.
En vous souhaitant une bonne nuit, je vous prie, Ma chère Princesse de me croire avec beaucoup de consideration
Madame
Votre bien affe[ctionn]ee
Adélaide
Mardi
au Soir.
(Translation)
I am very sorry, my dear Princess, to learn by your note that you were not well yesterday Evening and I hope that you will find yourself better today.
I am very glad to learn that you retired when you found yourself unwell, and I pray you, Madame, to do so every time you feel the need, for I will be very vexed to see you suffering out of too great politeness towards myself.
I am very well after the Ball and do not feel at all tired even though I danced a Waltz with the Duke of Devonshire.
In wishing you a good night, I pray you, Madame, to believe me with great regard
Madame
Your very devoted
Adelaide
Tuesday Evening.
Item Date:
1820
Stock No:
55790
£325
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ADELAIDE
(of Saxe-Meiningen, 1792-1849, Queen of William IV, Adelaide, Australia is named after her)
Unsigned Autograph Address Panel,
to the Countess of Sheffield (Harriet, 1802-1889, née Lascelles, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Harewood, wife, 1825, of the 2nd Earl of Sheffield, and an Extra Lady of the Bedchamber, 1836), at Sheffield Park, Uckfield, Sussex, marked by the Queen 'prepaid', on the verso in an early hand is "autograph of Queen Adelaide", the recto with 'Paid' stamp of 21st December 1840 partly overlaying Uttoxeter, 20th December
Item Date:
1840
Stock No:
56684
£40
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ADELAIDE
(of Saxe-Meiningen, 1792-1849, Queen of William IV, Adelaide, Australia is named after her)
Unsigned Autograph Part Letter Cover to Sir Henry TAYLOR,
(1775-1839, Secretary to the Duke of York, George III, Queen Charlotte, George IV and William IV, Lieutenant General), bearing his name and a pleasing flourish, with part of the conjugate blank panel bearing a plain seal, 5¾" x 5¼" unfolded, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1835
Stock No:
56685
£35
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ADELAIDE
(of Saxe-Meiningen, 1792-1849, Queen of William IV, Adelaide, Australia is named after her)
Charming Autograph Letter Signed 'Adélaide', as the recently widowed Queen Dowager to "My dearest Mary"
sending her best wishes for her birthday and hoping she has many more in better health than she has been having, hoping that her next year will be "a happy one after all the misery of the last ... I hope I shall hear a good account of yourself that you feel better and stronger and are able to go out again. I am also very anxious about our dear Emily Winchilsea and beg to tell me your opinion of her State. Adolphus has been paying me a visit & has just left us again to return to town. He looks much better than when I last saw him but has not recovered his spirits yet, which I cannot wonder at. It is difficult after such losses as we have sustained & such scenes as we have gone through to regain composure even, & much less one's usual spirits, yet it is not impossible, when one seeks for consolation & support from the only source where it can be obtained. There it never fails. I am going on pretty well, but I feel my aches very much & have been suffering much from Rheumatic pains ... I take as much exercise in the open Air as the weather will allow & feel always benefitted by the Air which agrees here better with me than that of Brighton ..." she ends with the hope that Augusta has recovered, 4 sides 8vo., on mourning paper, St Leonard's, 18th December
Item Date:
1837
Stock No:
40367
£325
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