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Georgius 1mus., D.G. Mag. Brit., Fran. et Hib. Rex, F.D., Brun. et Lunen. Dux, S.R.I. Arch. Thesau. et Princeps Elector &c. Inauguratus 20 die Octobris 1714
Title
Georgius 1mus., D.G. Mag. Brit., Fran. et Hib. Rex, F.D., Brun. et Lunen. Dux, S.R.I. Arch. Thesau. et Princeps Elector &c. [graphic] : Inauguratus 20 die Octobris 1714 / D. Stevens pinx. ; John Faber fecit 1722.
Edition
[State 2].
Publication
[London] : Sold by John Bowles, print and map seller at the Black Horse in Cornhill, [1722]
Physical Description
1 print : mezzotint ; plate mark 35.4 x 25.3 cm, on sheet 38.5 x 27.3 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title engraved below image.
State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits.
Provenance
Borden Sale, American Art Gallery, 17-19 February 1913, lot 812. Rains Galleries, New York, NY, 27 November 1935 (W.D. Breaker sale), lot 688, bought in by Breaker.
Summary
"Portrait, bust in an oval, facing front, head tilted towards right shoulder, with ermine cape, lace cravat, bow at right shoulder, long curly wig, and chain of the order of the garter; after Stevens; state after address changed from Stocks Market to Cornhill."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
Georgius Primus D.G. Magnae Britanniae
George I
George the First
Format
Images
Language
Latin
Added to Catalog
January 22, 2024
References
Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 2, page 294, no. 31
Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits, v. 1, no. 154, page 357
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Portraits.
Portrait prints.
Mezzotints - England - London - 1722.
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