[George IV as Prince of Wales].
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Description
- Title
- [George IV as Prince of Wales].
- Creator
- Graham, George, active 1788-1813, printmaker
- Contributor
- Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, artist
- Published / Created
- [approximately 1785]
- Publication Place
- London? and England London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
Half-length portrait of 23-year-old future King George IV; three quarter profile to the right, wearing a red coat with a blue lapel and sash, a white waistcoat, shirt and cravat; star of the order of the garter is pinned to his jacket
- Description
-
Title supplied by cataloger.
Artist and printmaker from pencil annotations "Joshua Reynolds pinx." and "engraved by George Graham" in lower margin, above sketch of the Prince of Wales's symbol, three ostrich plumes.
Proof state before letters of a print seemingly never published. For a nearly identical print by Charles Howard Hodges, see: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits, v. 2, no. 30, page 637. See also British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.2522.
Engraved after the 1785 painting by Reynolds that is currently at the Tate Britain (Reference: N00890). - Provenance
- Maggs Bros.; October 2025.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 35.6 x 25.4 cm, on sheet 41.3 x 30 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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No linguistic content
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Portraits G347e no. 2+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Portrait prints
Mezzotints England London 1785
Proofs before letters - Material
- mezzotint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name)
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830,
- Subject (Topic)
- Princes
- Subjects
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Princes > Great Britain
England > London > 1785
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 991011236550108651
- Object ID (OID)
- 33459925
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