Keywords: Frederick, Prince of Wales, and his sisters by Philip Mercier.jpg Artwork Creator Philippe Mercier In this portrait the 26-year-old Prince is shown playing the cello with three of his younger sisters; from left to right Anne Princess Royal age 24 at the harpsicord Princess Caroline age 20 plucking a mandora a form of lute and Princess Amelia age 22 reading from Milton In the background is the Dutch House or Kew Palace at Kew where Anne lived before her marriage in 1734 to Prince William of Orange The suggestion of harmony between the siblings belies the antipathy felt by his family for Frederick; it is said that he was hardly on speaking terms with Anne in the year that this portrait was painted 1733 Oil on canvas cm 45 1 57 8 Institution National Portrait Gallery London 1556 other versions <gallery> Amelia Sophia of Great Britain jpg detail Amelia Sophia von Großbritannien jpg </gallery> PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT 1733; Prince of Wales sisters Philippe Mercier 18th-century portrait paintings in the National Portrait Gallery London Anne Princess Royal and Princess of Orange Frederick Prince of Wales Princess Amelia of Great Britain Princess Caroline of Great Britain House of Hannover 1730s oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom 1733 oil on canvas paintings 1733 portrait paintings 18th-century family portraits of royalty 18th-century oil portraits at full length 18th-century paintings of musicians 18th-century people of Great Britain Baroque mandolins Baroque paintings of musicians Bonnets in art Cellists in art Chamber music in art Family portraits of British rulers Group portraits with 4 persons Kew Palace Mandolin players in art People in gardens in art Portraits of siblings Portraits with harpsichords Portraits with musical scores Portraits with musical instruments Portraits with viols Sash of the Order of the Garter in portraits Portrait paintings of Amalia of Great Britain Paintings of outdoor concerts |