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Jean-François-Marie Hüet-Villiers (1772-1813)
Frederick Augustus, Duke of York c.1811
Watercolour | RCIN 917746
Jean-François-Marie Hüet-Villiers (1772-1813)
Frederick Augustus, Duke of York c.1811
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A watercolour drawing of a portrait of Frederick Augustus, Duke of York, wearing a red coat with epaulettes, and Star of the Garter. Within oval and ornaments.
The French painter and engraver Huet-Villiers came to England in about 1801. The drawing may be intended as a design for a print to celebrate the reappointment of the Duke as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1811.Provenance
Purchased by Queen Elizabeth II from Spink & Son, 1953
As part of ongoing provenance research, this work has been identified as having uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933–45. Royal Collection Trust welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era. -
Medium and techniques
Watercolour
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 17746
