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DOS2005-PC-010
HENRY PRINCE OF WALES SON OF K. JAMES I.
DOS2005-PC-010

HENRY PRINCE OF WALES SON OF K. JAMES I.

Date1738
Engraver 1698-1780
Publisher active 1735-1789
After work by d. 1617
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving with etching
DimensionsOH: 18 7/8" x OW: 12 5/8"; Plate H: 14 5/8" x W: 9 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-443
DescriptionThe text with the oval surrounding the portrait reads: "HENRY PRINCE OF/ WALES SON OF K. JAMES I."

The lower margin reads: "In the Collection of D.r Mead./ J. Houbraken sculps. Amst./ I. Oliver pinx./ Impensis J. & P. Knapton Londini 1738."Label TextThis is one of the portraits for the Kit Kat Club and was then included in volumes of Birch's "The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, Engraved by Mr Houbraken and by Mr Vertue" (London, 1743-1752) (compiling of portraits of famous people); these were sold in the Colonies.ProvenanceBefore 1930, Robert Fridenberg (New York, NY); 1930-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).