Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York (1767-1820)

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Artist/Maker	H. Humphrey (publisher) Charlotte Zethen (maker) Charles ('Argus') Williams (maker)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

General Description: Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York (1767-1820) Wife of Frederick Augustus Duke of York. Seated at a table whole length facing right and holding a copy of Il Pensero (B.M:P.9, W&E 71). Lettered with sitter's name and Charlote. Zethen, design et fecit./Pubd April 10th 1792 by H. Humphrey. No 18 Old Bond Street.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York (1767-1820)
Materials and techniques	Stipple engraving
Brief description	Satirical print
Physical description	General Description: Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York (1767-1820) Wife of Frederick Augustus Duke of York. Seated at a table whole length facing right and holding a copy of Il Pensero (B.M:P.9, W&E 71). Lettered with sitter's name and Charlote. Zethen, design et fecit./Pubd April 10th 1792 by H. Humphrey. No 18 Old Bond Street.
Dimensions	Cut to height: 27.8cm Cut to width: 22.2cm Cut to 27.8 x 22.2 cm
Credit line	Bequeathed by Frank A. Gibson
Object history	Notes: Printed on wove paper
Bibliographic reference	BM:P.= British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits, London, 1908-25 W&E= Wright, T. and Evans, R.H. Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray, London, 1851
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1121-1990

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Record created	February 18, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189551/her-royal-highness-the-duchess-print-charlotte-zethen/

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