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His Royal Highness Prince Frederick-George Duke of Gloucester

Print
early 18th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, portrait, head and shoulders, of a young man, full face, within an oval border; below is a plinth with a heraldic achievement.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHis Royal Highness Prince Frederick-George Duke of Gloucester (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print, head and shoulders portrait of Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, when Duke of Gloucester, engraving by George Vertue after an unknown artist, early 18th century.
Physical description
Print, portrait, head and shoulders, of a young man, full face, within an oval border; below is a plinth with a heraldic achievement.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm (cut)
  • Width: 10.2 (cut)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'His Royal Highness Prince Frederick-George Duke of Gloucester born Janu: 30, 1795/6. G. Vertue Sculp.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Collection
Accession number
E.3701-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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