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William Duke of Cumberland

Portrait Print
15/01/1746 (published)
Artist/Maker
François Morellon La Cave (engraver)
M. Cooper (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing slightly left, wearing an embroidered Garter Star, within a decorative oval border with letters; on the left is the figure of Britannia pointing to the sitter, and in the centre is a female figure with a coat of arms carved on a cartouche.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Portrait print
TitleWilliam Duke of Cumberland (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, engraving by
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing slightly left, wearing an embroidered Garter Star, within a decorative oval border with letters; on the left is the figure of Britannia pointing to the sitter, and in the centre is a female figure with a coat of arms carved on a cartouche.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.9cm
  • Width: 22.9cm
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
French School
Marks and inscriptions
'William Duke of Cumberland, / What honest Briton…scourge her Pride / F. M. La Cave Effigies Sculp. 15th Janry. 1745-6. Published according to Act of Parliament by M. Cooper in Paternoster Row.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Cartouche
Coat of Arms
William Augustus
Britannia
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • O'Donoghue, Freeman. British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1908-25.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2102-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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