His Royal Highness William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland

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Artist/Maker	Lempereur, Louis-Simon (engraver) Morier, David (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Whole-length portrait, on horseback towards right, dressed in military uniform and looking to left; followed by an officer on horseback; a sentry presenting arms in left foreground. In the right background are soldiers in formation before a town.

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Categories	Portraits Prints Royalty
Object type	Print
Title	His Royal Highness William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Engraving on paper Paper Engraving
Brief description	Whole-length equestrian portrait of William Augustus Duke of Cumberland. Engraving by Louis-Simon Lempereur after David Morier, 1751.
Physical description	Whole-length portrait, on horseback towards right, dressed in military uniform and looking to left; followed by an officer on horseback; a sentry presenting arms in left foreground. In the right background are soldiers in formation before a town.
Dimensions	Height: 52.3cm Width: 37.1cm Dimensions taken from Marshall, Julian. A Catalogue of Engraved National Portraits in the National Art Library. London: HMSO, 1895.
Styles	British School Georgian
Marks and inscriptions	'D. Morier pinxt. L. L'Empereur sculp. His Royal Highness William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland &c. &c. &c. &c. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament June 30 1751.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted	Duke Uniform Horse Soldiers William Augustus (Duke of Cumberland)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	23127

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O643758/his-royal-highness-william-augustus-print-lempereur-louis-simon/

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