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William Faithorne the Younger (1669-1703)
GEORGIUS AUGUSTUS Prince of Hanover c.1700-10
Mezzotint | 32.4 x 24.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 603785
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Mezzotint of George II as Prince of Hanover. Half length with wig and armour, inscription and titles below. Includes details of the original portrait, ' Done from ye Original brought over by ye late Earl of Macclesfield & humbly dedicated to ye Rt. Honble. ye Ld. Mohun: By his most humble Servt. E. Cooper.' and publisher's details, 'Sold by E. Cooper at ye 3 Pidgeons in Bedford Street.' Fourth state unknown to JCS , with name of subject corrected and engraver's name removed. Borders trimmed.
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Medium and techniques
Mezzotint
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32.4 x 24.8 cm (sheet of paper)
28.4 x 24.8 cm (image)
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O'D : O'Donoghue, F., 1908. Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Volume I-V, London – O'D (George II) 1JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS II, p.465: 14
