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D2006-CMD-020
WILLIAM DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
D2006-CMD-020

WILLIAM DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.

Date1745
Engraver Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780)
After work by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723)
Publisher John & Paul Knapton (active 1735-1789)
MediumBlack and white line engraving with etching
DimensionsOH: 18 7/8" x OW: 12 5/8"; Plate H: 14" x W: 8 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-435
DescriptionThe text within the oval surrounding the portrait reads: WILLIAM DUKE OF/ GLOUCESTER."

The lower margin reads: "At Kensington Palace./ G. Kneller pinxit./ T. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1745./ Impensis J. & P. Knapton Londini."
ProvenanceThis is a plate to Birch's Heads published by J&P Knapton