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)
OriginEngland, London
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."ProvenanceBefore 1930, Robert Fridenberg (New York, NY); 1930-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
