King George IV as Prince of Wales, wearing a military uniform and holding a sword. Mezzotint, 1800.
- Date:
- 24th June 1800
- Reference:
- 570410i
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The Prince of Wales stands on a balcony with steps and a balustrade receding behind on the left; beyond are trees. On the right is a bas relief carved in stone. It shows the head of a bearded man in profile to left, in a roundel surrounded by a wreath and ribbons: who is it?
Publication/Creation
London (53 Fleet Street) : Laurie & Whittle, 24th June 1800.
Physical description
1 print : mezzotint ; image 32.7 x 25.2 cm
Lettering
His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales
References note
Freeman O'Donoghue, Catalogue of engraved British portraits: preserved in the department of prints and drawings in the British Museum, London 1908-1925, vol. 2, p. 313, no. 64 (as by anon.)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 570410i
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