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John Faber Junior (c. 1684-1756)
KING GEORGE II c.1731-60
Mezzotint | 17.8 x 12.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 603818
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Mezzotint of George II as king. Bust length with wig, crown, Robes of State and Garter collar with George in semi-circular niche with titles and dates below. From John Faber the Younger's series of ten plates of English Kings and Queens, from William I to Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. Originally part of a set of four bust length portraits of Queen Caroline, Frederick Prince of Wales and William Duke of Cumberland, for complete plate see RCIN 603959. Borders trimmed.
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Mezzotint
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17.8 x 12.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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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 (Groups) p.65JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS I, p.343: 124
