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Attributed to Johan Joseph Zoffany (Frankfurt 1733-London 1810)
William Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1743-1805) c.1770-2
Oil on canvas | 65.0 x 49.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404923
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This is clearly an unfinished portrait or possibly a sketch for a portrait. The age of the sitter would date it to c. 1770. The identity of the artist is more difficult to determine. Zoffany is a possible candidate but the touch seems too soft and woolly to be his. There are other artists of this date working in England (often in pastels and oils) who could be suggested.
The sitter is wearing a a short wig and white stock with indications of a jacket.Provenance
Purchased by Queen Elizabeth II at Sotheby's sale, 15 July 1992 (Lot 34)
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Oil on canvas
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65.0 x 49.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
75.0 x 64.5 x 6.8 cm (frame, external)
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OM add-ZoffanyAlternative title(s)
Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland (1745-1790), previously identified as
