His Royal Highness William Henry, Duke of Glocester, &c [graphic].

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Title: His Royal Highness William Henry, Duke of Glocester, &c [graphic].
Alternative Title: His Royal Highness William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, &c.
William Henry, Duke of Glocester, &c.
Contributor: Hamilton, Hugh Douglas, 1740-1808, artist.
Published / Created: [ca. 1771]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: Title etched below image.
After a painting by Hugh Douglas Hamilton. For a larger plate after the same painting, see: Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 4, page 496.
Date of publication based on that of the larger plate after the same painting, which was published by Robert Sayer in 1771. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.885.
Cf. Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits, v. 1, no. 16, page 249.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge.
Mounted on page 51 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of Horace Walpole's: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Provenance: Spencer, ex dono Annie Burr Lewis; June 1933. Sotheby's 14 July 1924 (Miscellaneous sale), lot 183 to Spencer. Formerly owned by Kirgate's friend William Bawtree (1744-1824) engraver.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 15.4 x 13 cm
Language: English

Genre: Portrait prints
Mezzotints England London 1771
Material: mezzotint ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): William Henry, Prince, Duke of Gloucester, 1743-1805,
Subjects: William Henry, Prince, Duke of Gloucester, 1743-1805
England > London > 1771
Bawtree, William, 1744-1824 > Ownership

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