Portrait of Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Date
1845
Sitter
3rd Duke of Grafton Augustus Henry Fitzroy (1735 - 1811, British) , Statesman
Creator
John Cook, Engraver
After
Pompeo Batoni (1708, Italian) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 219mm
width (print): 136mm
height (paper support): 226mm
width (paper support): 148mm
width (print): 136mm
height (paper support): 226mm
width (paper support): 148mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, turned to the right and looking back to viewer, situated in a landscape with hills and flora. He wears a fine jacket with braid detailing and epaulettes and stands with his right hand tucked into his left lapel. Oval in a rectangular frame.
Inscribed ‘P. Battoni. pinxt. J. Cook, sc. Augustus Henry, THIRD DUKE OF GRAFTON. London. Published by Richard Bentley, 1845’ and pencilled ‘not FRS.’
Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811) British statesman and Prime Minister, he was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p21.
Inscribed ‘P. Battoni. pinxt. J. Cook, sc. Augustus Henry, THIRD DUKE OF GRAFTON. London. Published by Richard Bentley, 1845’ and pencilled ‘not FRS.’
Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811) British statesman and Prime Minister, he was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p21.
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