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Richard Houston (1721-75)
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS Edward Duke of York c.1764-1770s
Mezzotint | 35.8 x 25.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 604180
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Mezzotint of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York as duke. Half length with tied wig, brocade coat with Garter star and sash over left shoulder. With English inscription below, including publisher's address, 'Printed for & Sold by Eliz. Bakewell & Henry Parker. opposite Birchin Lane, Cornhill & Robt. Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street.' Plate cut down. Forth state with retouching and inscription altered. For proof before inscription and for second state see RCIN 604178 and RCIN 604179.
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Medium and techniques
Mezzotint
Measurements
35.8 x 25.7 cm (sheet of paper)
34.7 x 24.9 cm (platemark)
30.6 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 (Edward Augustus) 5JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS II p.657: 34
