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Johann Georg Paul Fischer (1786-1875)
Frederick, Duke of York (1763-1827) c. 1815-20
Watercolour on ivory laid on card | 8.4 x 6.6 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 420208
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A bust-length miniature copy taken from the figure of the Duke of York in Sir William Beechey's painting of 'George III at a Review' of 1797 – 8 (O. Millar 1969, no. 660; destroyed in the fire at Windsor Castle, 1992). The Duke of York is shown wearing wearing field marshal's uniform with the ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter. This was one of several copies in miniature after this source completed by Fischer (see also 420205, 420905).
Provenance
Probably first recorded in the Royal Collection in 1851
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour on ivory laid on card
Measurements
8.4 x 6.6 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
9.5 x 8.1 cm (frame, external)
7.8 x 6.5 cm (sight)
Other number(s)
Vic Min : Remington, V., 2010. Victorian Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen – Vic Min 481Cust 1910 : Cust, L., 1910. Windsor Castle: Portrait Miniatures, London – Cust 1910 7/9 photograph.Cust 1910 : Cust, L., 1910. Windsor Castle: Portrait Miniatures, London – Cust 1910 Supplement 5
