Portrait of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
Date
1837
Sitter
Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover Ernest Augustus (1771 - 1851) , Military officer
Creator
Henry Edward Dawe (1790, British) , Engraver
After
George Dawe (1781, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 300mm
width (print): 230mm
width (print): 230mm
Description
Half-length standing portrait showing Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover in full military regalia. As a Knight of the Garter, he wears the insignia of multiple military orders including the Order of the Bath and the Order of St. George, which he founded in April 1839.
Inscribed below: ‘Painted by the late Geo. Dawe. Esqr RA./London Published May 1837 by W SAMS.L St James’s Street./Engraved by Henry Dawe./To Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cumberland/THIS PORTRAIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS/Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland/Is most Respectfully Dedicated by Her Royal Highness/Devoted and Obliged Servant/HENRY DAWE.’
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (1771-1851) was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 24 April 1828.
Inscribed below: ‘Painted by the late Geo. Dawe. Esqr RA./London Published May 1837 by W SAMS.L St James’s Street./Engraved by Henry Dawe./To Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cumberland/THIS PORTRAIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS/Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland/Is most Respectfully Dedicated by Her Royal Highness/Devoted and Obliged Servant/HENRY DAWE.’
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (1771-1851) was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 24 April 1828.