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James Watson (c. 1739-90)
His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales & Prince Frederick. c. 1766
Mezzotint | 50.2 x 38.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 604699
James Watson (c. 1739-90)
His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales & Prince Frederick c. 1766
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Mezzotint of George IV and Frederick, Duke of York as princes. Three quarter length with short hair and gowns. George IV standing with leaved staff in right hand and with left about the shoulder of his younger brother, the Duke, whose left hand rests on the head of a mastiff. With leaves and trees in the background. Cut down, removing publication line. Second state with inscription. For another impression with publisher's address see RCIN 605074, for earlier proofs see RCIN 604698 and RCIN 605073, and for a later state see RCIN 605075.
Provenance
Previously in the collection of Joseph Gulston; prints dispersed in 1786 sale.
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Medium and techniques
Mezzotint
Measurements
50.2 x 38.0 cm (sheet of paper)
45.5 x 38.0 cm (image)
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Other number(s)
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 IV) 36JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS IV, p.1509: 60
