William Henry, Duke of Gloucester

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Artist/Maker	Robert Sayer (publisher) Earlom, Richard (engraver) Hamilton, Hugh Douglas (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Portrait of William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester, in profile, his hair powdered and tied back in a bow, and wearing the badge of the Order of the Garter on the breast of his coat. Head and shoulders, left profile, in an oval border.

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Categories	Prints Portraits Royalty
Object type	Print
Title	William Henry, Duke of Gloucester (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, portrait of William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester, mezzotint by Richard Earlom after Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1771.
Physical description	Portrait of William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester, in profile, his hair powdered and tied back in a bow, and wearing the badge of the Order of the Garter on the breast of his coat. Head and shoulders, left profile, in an oval border.
Dimensions	Height: 37.8cm Width: 27.9cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Styles	British School Georgian
Copy number	2nd state
Marks and inscriptions	'H. D. Hamilton pinxt. Rd. Earlom Fecit. London, Printed for Robt. Sayer, No.53 Fleet Street, Published as the Act Directs 1st May 1771.' (Lettered with name of sitter and)
Credit line	Given by Mrs. E. B. Westwood
Subjects depicted	Garter Star William Henry (1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh)
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Wessely, Joseph Edward. Richard Earlom. Hamburg: Haendcke & Lehmkuhl, 1886. 1 p.l., viii, 94 p.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.334-1959

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568797/william-henry-duke-of-gloucester-print-earlom-richard/

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