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William, Duke of Gloucester

Johann Sebastian Müller, Sir Godfrey Kneller

William, Duke of Gloucester

1737-1747

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Johann Sebastian Müller, Sir Godfrey Kneller

William, Duke of Gloucester

1737-1747

Physical Qualities Etching and engraving, Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 170 x 105 mm. (6 11/16 x 4 1/8 in.) Image: 164 x 100 mm. (6 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1984.81.1896
T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore, purchased 1885 (Lugt supp. 2435b); James L. Claghorn, Philadelphia (lugt supp. 555c).
Smith, John Chaloner. British mezzotinto portraits, being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century (London: Henry Sotheran and Co., 1883-1884): vol. III, pp. 941-942 [CSmH].

Russell, Charles Edward. English mezzotint portraits and their states (London: Halton and Truscott Smith, Ltd., 1926): pp. 228 [MH-FA].

Signed: 1

Inscribed: Recto: in image, surrounding frame, in plate "William Duke: of / Gloucester."; below image, lower left, in plate "G. Kneller pinxt"; below image, lower center, in plate "At Kensington Palace"; below image, lower right, in plate "J.S. Müller Sculp" Verso: center left in graphite indecipherable; center right in graphite "1743"

Markings: none

Artist

Johann Sebastian Müller

German, in England, 1715 - after 1785
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Artist

Sir Godfrey Kneller

English, born Germany, 1646-1723
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