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After Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88)
Prince William (1765-1837), later Duke of Clarence c.1782-4
Oil on canvas | 15.5 x 11.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 400691
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This is a lively copy (perhaps by Gainsborough Dupont) of Gainsborough's original (RCIN 401010), one of the set of fifteen Royal portraits exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1782.
Provenance
Presumably acquired by George IV; recorded in the Armory at Carlton House in 1816 (no 490) and 1819 (no 506)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
15.5 x 11.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
28.6 x 24.7 x 6.0 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
William IV (1765-1837), as a child
