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Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751) c.1720-3
Oil on canvas | 139.9 x 109.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404988
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This was described as 'a Prince of Brunswick' in the inventory of Kensington Palace of 1818; it certainly depicts Frederick, prince of Wales, and would appear to be by a continental artist in the orbit of Philippe Mercier (1689-1760) or Martin Maingaud (active 1692-1725), both of whose works are represented in the collection. It is also close to a John Smith print after a portrait by Georg Wilhelm Lafontaine, executed in Hanover in 1723. The Prince here appears standing in a landscape wearing armour, resting his left hand on his helmet, with an ermine-lined mantle and the riband and jewelled lesser George of the Order of the Garter.
Provenance
First recorded in the King's Gallery at Kensington Palace in 1818 (no 361); in the Portrait Gallery at Hampton Court in 1861 (no 926)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
139.9 x 109.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
157.2 x 127.1 x 6.0 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
George II (1683-1760), previously identified as
A Prince of Brunswick in Armour, previously identified as