Portrait of Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
Date
late 18th century - early 19th century
Sitter
Creator
Edward Scriven (1775 - 1841, British) , Engraver
After
Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792, British) , Artist
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 197mm
width (print): 133mm
height (paper support): 210mm
width (paper support): 153mm
width (print): 133mm
height (paper support): 210mm
width (paper support): 153mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn in three-quarter profile to the left as viewed. He wears a wig tied with queue and is dressed in robes and Garter collar. In an oval frame surmounted with a crown and decorated with flags and a book.
Inscribed ‘S J Reynolds. E Scriven Sculpt. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS the LATE DUKE of CUMBERLAND.’ Pencilled ‘1789.’
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745-1790) elected a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p12.
Inscribed ‘S J Reynolds. E Scriven Sculpt. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS the LATE DUKE of CUMBERLAND.’ Pencilled ‘1789.’
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745-1790) elected a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p12.
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