His Royal Highness William Frederick Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, &.c. &c.

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Artist/Maker	William Say (engraver) J. Watson (publisher) William Beechey (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Three-quarter length portrait of William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, wearing Garter robes; directed to front, looking to right,and holding a glove in his right hand.

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Categories	Royalty Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	His Royal Highness William Frederick Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, &.c. &c. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on paper Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, three-quarter length portrait of William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester. Mezzotint by William Say after William Beechey, 1826.
Physical description	Three-quarter length portrait of William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, wearing Garter robes; directed to front, looking to right,and holding a glove in his right hand.
Dimensions	Sheet height: 57.4cm (cut) Sheet width: 41.4cm (cut) Measured by SH 13/06/2011
Content description	Three-quarter length portrait of a man in robes.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted by Sir Willm. Beechey, R.A. Portrait Painter to Her late Majesty Queen Charlotte. Engraved by Willm. Say, Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester, 9, Mortimer Street, Cavendish Square. His Royal Highness William Frederick Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, &.c. &c. London, Published Jany. 2nd 1826, for the Proprietor by J. Watson, Vere Street.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted	Duke William Frederick (2nd Duke of Gloucester)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	21906

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646775/his-royal-highness-william-frederick-print-william-say/

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