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William Henry, Duke of Gloucester

Print
1 May 1771 (published)
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.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Print
TitleWilliam 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.'

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