Son altesse royale Guillaume Duc de Cumberland [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Son altesse royale Guillaume Duc de Cumberland [graphic]
- Creator
- Scotin, Louis Gérard, 1690- printmaker
- Contributor
- Gracieux, J., active 1747, artist.
- Published / Created
- according to act of Parliament, January 1747.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
A head-and-shoulders portrait in profile to the left of the Duke of Cumberland in armor, enclosed in a small circular frame inscribed with title, surmounted by laurel branches and resting against the background of flags and weaponry and directly on top of a helmet and two shields with figures. Below, in an elaborate scroll are engraved six lines of verse in French: C'est ce Prince vaillant, dont l'intrepidité, arrête des rebelles, l'insolante fierté ... Beneath the scroll is a design of crossed flags, halberds, with breast plate and helmet in the center. The whole is enclosed in an oval frame that rests on a plinth engraved with six lines of verse in English: Rouz'd by fair Liberty, see William draw his vengeful sword, and daring rebels awe ...
- Description
-
Title from engraved text around the portrait.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Weapons -- Reference to the Jacobite Rebellion, 1745. - Provenance
- Suckling; May 1958;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 31 x 23 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 747.01.00.03+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Portrait prints England 1747
Engravings England London 1747
Etchings England London 1747 - Material
- etching & engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765,
- Subjects
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William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
England > 1747
England > London > 1747
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8693985
- Object ID (OID)
- 10714408