His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence Lord High Admiral; & General of the Royal Marines / [graphic]

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Title: His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence Lord High Admiral; & General of the Royal Marines / [graphic]
Creator: Ward, William James, approximately 1800-1840, printmaker
Contributor: Wivell, Abraham, 1786-1849, artist.
Sams, William, publisher.
Published / Created: [1 June 1827]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published June 1, 1827, by W. Sams, Royal Library, 1 St. James's Street
Abstract: "Portrait; half-length standing to right, looking towards the viewer, holding a telescope in both hands, his left elbow propped on the base of a column supporting an arch above him, wearing military uniform with epaulettes and star, with a curtain behind to left; in an etched foliate frame; after Wivell; re-published state. 1824, this state 1827."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Reissue, with date in imprint altered and printer's statement erased, of a plate originally published in 10 October 1824. For the earlier state, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.1567.
Likely a proof impression of the re-published state, with the word "Proof" lightly etched in lower left. For another proof impression of this later state, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.6330.
Dedication etched beneath title: Dedicated to H.R.H. the Duchess of Clarence, by her very obliged & humble servant, William Sams.
Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm.
Mounted opposite page 432 (leaf numbered '46' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Provenance: Formerly owned by R.B. Sheridan (the dramatist's grandson), who undertook the copious extra-illustration of the volumes. Later owned by Sheridan's descendant Lady Wavertree. Sotheby's, 25 May 1954 (Lady Wavertree sale), lot 266, to Maggs for W.S. Lewis.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 34.5 x 25 cm, on sheet 42.5 x 29.8 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [Re-published state].
Language: English