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His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence

Print
02/04/1801 (published)
Artist/Maker
Messrs. Wards & Co. (publisher)
Ward, James (RA) (engraver)
Shee, Martin Archer (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait, full-length, standing, looking to right and dressed in naval uniform and Parliament robes with the Garter collar and badge. The sitter is holding a roll of paper in his left hand To the left is a table with papers, quill and books; behind is the base of a column.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Print
TitleHis Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, full-length portrait of William IV, when Duke of Clarence, in naval uniform and robes. Mezzotint by James Ward, after Martin Arthur Shee, 1801.
Physical description
Portrait, full-length, standing, looking to right and dressed in naval uniform and Parliament robes with the Garter collar and badge. The sitter is holding a roll of paper in his left hand To the left is a table with papers, quill and books; behind is the base of a column.
Dimensions
  • Height: 66cm
  • Width: 45.4cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Engraved from the Original Picture Painted for the town of Liverpool by M Ar Shee Esqr RA…Engraved by Jas Ward Painted & Engraver to His RH the Prince of Wales and Published April 2 1801 by Messrs Wards & Co No 6 Newman Street London.' (Lettered with name of sitter, dedication to the Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool and)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Subjects depicted
Duke
Robes
Uniform
Books
Quill
Column
William IV (King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and King of Hanover)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.620-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568513/his-royal-highness-the-duke-print-ward-james-ra/
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